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Chapter XII
“I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained. “But it happened to be catterdges.” “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_. “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt. I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.””
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.”
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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 “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
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From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But it happened to be catterdges.”
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From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it happened to be catterdges.”
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From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it happened to be catterdges.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it happened to be catterdges.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
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From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But it happened to be catterdges.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I’ve rode in nine miles for some tobacco; and it don’t appear natural and seemly that you ought to be allowed to live.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I thought sure there was another case of it under the counter, boys,” he explained.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Somebody ought to happen to give you a knock on the head with the butt end of a quirt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve sure got a case of happenedicitis,” said Poky Rodgers, fence rider of the Largo Verde _potrero_.
