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Heart's Desire

Chapter XIII

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THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.
Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.
Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."
"They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.
"That's all right; and so ought we to make arrangements.
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Heart's Desire

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.
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Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.
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Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."
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"They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.
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"That's all right; and so ought we to make arrangements.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."”

Couple noun US /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading “THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.”

Ought modal verb US /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “"That's all right; and so ought we to make arrangements.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"That's all right; and so ought we to make arrangements.”

Start noun US /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

ain't

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From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

all

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From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Anderson

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From this reading "They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.

any

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From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

arrangements

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From this reading "They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

Concerning

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Considerations

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Curly's

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Dan

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From this reading "They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.

day

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From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

DESIRE

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

doin

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From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

down

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

Estate

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

fellers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

Friendship

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

go

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

gone

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

got

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

happen

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

heap

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

heard

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

HEARTS

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

horse

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

I'll

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

ingineers

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From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

it's

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

just

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

load

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Love

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Now

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Osby

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

osteopathic

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Other

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "That's all right; and so ought we to make arrangements.

PARTITION

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

railroad

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

Real

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "That's all right; and so ought we to make arrangements.

saga

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

see

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

showin

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From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

Sky

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "That's all right; and so ought we to make arrangements.

startnounUS /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

stuff

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

That's

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From this reading "That's all right; and so ought we to make arrangements.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

ThempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Them fellers ain't showin' their hands any, but for all we know their ingineers may come in any day, and start in to doin' things."

They've

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From this reading "They've got to make arrangements first," replied Dan Anderson.

things

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

this-a-way

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Tom

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Top

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

two

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From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

up

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Valuable

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

Vegas

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

weeks

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From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Now, you know, from what we heard down at Sky Top about this railroad, a heap of things can happen in two weeks.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE _Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations_ "You see, it's just this-a-way," began Tom Osby, the morning after Curly's osteopathic horse saga; "I've got to go on up to Vegas after a load of stuff, and I'll be gone a couple of weeks.