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Chapter V
Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh. “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!” “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.” “Yes, that seems to be their attitude. That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!””
later than; following
From this reading “Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.”
any thing at all
From this reading “That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!””
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.”
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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 Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
later than; following
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
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From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
any thing at all
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
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From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
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From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
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From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
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From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
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From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
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From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
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From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
