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Chapter V
"The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously. "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly. "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face. He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign. "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
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later than; following
From this reading “"The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.”
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later than; following
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
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From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
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From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
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From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
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From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
not any; not one
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
