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Chapter VIII
CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot. Hurry up," said McKinney, who was nervous. "Now you just hold on, Mac," replied the former. "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none." "It ain't a half-decent outfit, either," complained Doc Tomlinson.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “"It ain't a half-decent outfit, either," complained Doc Tomlinson.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now you just hold on, Mac," replied the former.”
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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 "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
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From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
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From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
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From this reading "It ain't a half-decent outfit, either," complained Doc Tomlinson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
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From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
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From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
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From this reading "It ain't a half-decent outfit, either," complained Doc Tomlinson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
one or the other of two
From this reading "It ain't a half-decent outfit, either," complained Doc Tomlinson.
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From this reading "Now you just hold on, Mac," replied the former.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It ain't a half-decent outfit, either," complained Doc Tomlinson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you just hold on, Mac," replied the former.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hurry up," said McKinney, who was nervous.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It ain't a half-decent outfit, either," complained Doc Tomlinson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you just hold on, Mac," replied the former.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you just hold on, Mac," replied the former.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hurry up," said McKinney, who was nervous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hurry up," said McKinney, who was nervous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
not one, and not any
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you just hold on, Mac," replied the former.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It ain't a half-decent outfit, either," complained Doc Tomlinson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now you just hold on, Mac," replied the former.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hurry up," said McKinney, who was nervous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It ain't a half-decent outfit, either," complained Doc Tomlinson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hurry up," said McKinney, who was nervous.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hurry up," said McKinney, who was nervous.
which person or people
From this reading Hurry up," said McKinney, who was nervous.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "This here croquet is a new style of shootin', and with two dollars on the game I ain't goin' to be hurried none."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you just hold on, Mac," replied the former.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes_ "Go on, Curly, it's your next shot.
