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Chapter IV
MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth. "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me. A hell of a way to treat a friend." Tom Morse said nothing. He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Tom Morse said nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.”
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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 A hell of a way to treat a friend."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
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From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
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From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
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From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
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From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
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From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
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From this reading A hell of a way to treat a friend."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
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From this reading A hell of a way to treat a friend."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
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From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
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From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
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From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
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From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Tom Morse said nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
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From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
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From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
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From this reading Tom Morse said nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
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From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
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From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Knew all the time she did it an' never let on to me.
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From this reading Tom Morse said nothing.
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From this reading A hell of a way to treat a friend."
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From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hell of a way to treat a friend."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made mental reservations about the word friend, but did not care to express them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MORSE JUMPS UP TROUBLE "Threw me down, didn't you?" snarled West out of the corner of his mouth.
