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Chapter I
I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out. My idea was to bust it right at the neck. Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle. It was still there, neck and all. After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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later than; following
From this reading “After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My idea was to bust it right at the neck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was still there, neck and all.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.”
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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 I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
later than; following
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
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From this reading It was still there, neck and all.
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From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My idea was to bust it right at the neck.
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From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
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From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
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From this reading My idea was to bust it right at the neck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
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From this reading My idea was to bust it right at the neck.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My idea was to bust it right at the neck.
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From this reading Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My idea was to bust it right at the neck.
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From this reading My idea was to bust it right at the neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
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From this reading Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
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From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My idea was to bust it right at the neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still there, neck and all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I put a bottle on a box against the side of the barn and aimed as careful as all-git-out.
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From this reading It was still there, neck and all.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My idea was to bust it right at the neck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My idea was to bust it right at the neck.
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From this reading After the aim I took it didn’t seem possible, so I walked up close to find out if maybe I hadn’t slammed a hole right through it that couldn’t be seen—but there wasn’t any hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I jerked on the trigger and the gun went off and I looked at the bottle.
