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Chapter VII
And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry. "I'm sort of glad of that," commented the boy. "Bill's about winded. He's my friend, and--and I don't like to see him puffin' like that. I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Bill's about winded.”
later than; following
From this reading “And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.”
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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 And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Bill's about winded.
later than; following
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading "Bill's about winded.
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From this reading "I'm sort of glad of that," commented the boy.
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From this reading "I'm sort of glad of that," commented the boy.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading He's my friend, and--and I don't like to see him puffin' like that.
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From this reading I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.
one or the other of two
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading He's my friend, and--and I don't like to see him puffin' like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sort of glad of that," commented the boy.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading He's my friend, and--and I don't like to see him puffin' like that.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He's my friend, and--and I don't like to see him puffin' like that.
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From this reading "I'm sort of glad of that," commented the boy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.
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From this reading He's my friend, and--and I don't like to see him puffin' like that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He's my friend, and--and I don't like to see him puffin' like that.
not any; not one
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's my friend, and--and I don't like to see him puffin' like that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's my friend, and--and I don't like to see him puffin' like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.
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From this reading "I'm sort of glad of that," commented the boy.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
in or at the place that
From this reading And Bill hustled them through the outskirts of the town, and into a road that was fairly good going, and out to where snowladen fields and snow weighted trees were on either hand before Jimmy's compassion swayed him to suggest that after all there was no very great hurry.
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From this reading "Bill's about winded.
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From this reading I'm right glad you'd just as soon slow down.
