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Chapter IV
“Doesn’t the coroner see the body?” The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground. “Put him in a box and dig a hole,” was the way he described the procedure. “And doesn’t the priest come?” “Priest too far away.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Doesn’t the coroner see the body?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And doesn’t the priest come?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.”
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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 The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
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From this reading “Priest too far away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doesn’t the coroner see the body?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put him in a box and dig a hole,” was the way he described the procedure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And doesn’t the priest come?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Doesn’t the coroner see the body?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put him in a box and dig a hole,” was the way he described the procedure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put him in a box and dig a hole,” was the way he described the procedure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Doesn’t the coroner see the body?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Priest too far away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
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From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Put him in a box and dig a hole,” was the way he described the procedure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
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From this reading “Put him in a box and dig a hole,” was the way he described the procedure.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And doesn’t the priest come?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put him in a box and dig a hole,” was the way he described the procedure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Doesn’t the coroner see the body?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Doesn’t the coroner see the body?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Priest too far away.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put him in a box and dig a hole,” was the way he described the procedure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Slovak shrugged his bowed shoulders; if there was a coroner in this part of the world, he had never heard of it; and he had worked in a good many mines, and seen a good many men put under the ground.
