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Chapter XVII
“You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge. Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder. “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man! And thou art kind and good, as well as strong. Could one choose him, knowing thee?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And thou art kind and good, as well as strong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Could one choose him, knowing thee?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could one choose him, knowing thee?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And thou art kind and good, as well as strong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Could one choose him, knowing thee?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ““But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And thou art kind and good, as well as strong.”
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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 Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
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From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading And thou art kind and good, as well as strong.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And thou art kind and good, as well as strong.
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From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could one choose him, knowing thee?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could one choose him, knowing thee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thou art kind and good, as well as strong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou art kind and good, as well as strong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could one choose him, knowing thee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Could one choose him, knowing thee?
above and across; more than
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou art kind and good, as well as strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “But then,” she murmured in liquid Spanish, “I had not beheld thee, thou great, red mountain of a man!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tonia dropped the lariat, twisted herself around, and curved a lemon-tinted arm over the ranger’s shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou art kind and good, as well as strong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You used to think right much of him,” said Sandridge.
