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Chapter V
THE SKY PILOT TAKES A HAND. “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible. “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch. I want it.” “Oh, you do.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SKY PILOT TAKES A HAND.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SKY PILOT TAKES A HAND.
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, you do.
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
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From this reading THE SKY PILOT TAKES A HAND.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I want it.”
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading “Oh, you do.
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading THE SKY PILOT TAKES A HAND.
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading THE SKY PILOT TAKES A HAND.
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
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From this reading THE SKY PILOT TAKES A HAND.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SKY PILOT TAKES A HAND.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
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From this reading I want it.”
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From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were seen to pick up somethin’ in the road,” said Benner angrily, “somethin’ that came out of my watch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
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From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you say something?” asked Wild Bill, looking the cattle barons over with a grin which he made as irritating as possible.
