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Chapter I
This is Marny’s story, not mine. He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth. “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out. “That’s where he belongs. I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This is Marny’s story, not mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.”
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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 He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
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From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
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From this reading “That’s where he belongs.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
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From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
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From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
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From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
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From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
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From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
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From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
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From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
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From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
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From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
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From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is Marny’s story, not mine.
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From this reading This is Marny’s story, not mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is Marny’s story, not mine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is Marny’s story, not mine.
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From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
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From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is Marny’s story, not mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
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From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’d have given a ten-acre if he could have drawn a bead on that elk himself.
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From this reading “That’s where he belongs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is Marny’s story, not mine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a hammer in his hand at the time and a tack between his teeth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Going to hang Fiddles right under the old fellow’s head,” he burst out.
in or at the place that
From this reading “That’s where he belongs.
