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Chapter XXII
TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills. He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard. "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave. "And when you do, I'll get you. I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.”
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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 TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
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From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
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From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
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From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
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From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
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From this reading I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
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From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
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From this reading I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
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From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And when you do, I'll get you.
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From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And when you do, I'll get you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
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From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
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From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
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From this reading "And when you do, I'll get you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
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From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
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From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think you started the big fire, but I'll give you a chance to prove you didn't."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
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From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
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From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TANGLES Sitting astride his tired horse Dave looked lung and earnestly at the fast-disappearing freight, as it went around a bend in the hills.
at the time that
From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
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From this reading "Well, you're gone now, but there'll come a time when you may want to come back," mused Dave.
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From this reading He could not see Len, but he knew the young bully was aboard.
