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Chapter II
"Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come. How about some more gumdrops? You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back. You betcha." Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How about some more gumdrops?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.”
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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 You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How about some more gumdrops?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.
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From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
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From this reading You betcha."
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From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
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From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.
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From this reading "Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.
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From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
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From this reading "Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
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From this reading How about some more gumdrops?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
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From this reading How about some more gumdrops?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading How about some more gumdrops?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How about some more gumdrops?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
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From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.
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From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
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From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Maw rose and stood goblinlike behind the boy's chair, her face turned grayish under the tan.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
at the time that
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.
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From this reading "Son, yore fightin' days are yet to come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You be a good boy to-day, and mind what Maw tells you, and mebbe there'll be a bag of candy in my pocket when I git back.
