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Chapter X
“ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled. Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it. This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death. Lon spoke, grimly. “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.”
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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 “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
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From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
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From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
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From this reading “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
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From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
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From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
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From this reading “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
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From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
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From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
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From this reading “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
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From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
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From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
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From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
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From this reading Lon spoke, grimly.
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From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
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From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
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From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
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From this reading “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
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From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
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From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
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From this reading Lon spoke, grimly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
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From this reading Lon spoke, grimly.
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From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
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From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Icy fingers seemed to clutch at her heart and squeeze the blood from it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
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From this reading “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “ONE SQUARE GUY” From Betty’s cheeks the delicate wild-rose bloom had fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bumped into him down the creek a ways--hidin’ in the willows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the worst that could happen, since she knew her father was not wounded to death.
