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Chapter VIII
"What are our plans for to-day?" he asked. "We must try to get a deer. Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff. How many cartridges have you got?" "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
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later than; following
From this reading “Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How many cartridges have you got?"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"We must try to get a deer.”
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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 "We must try to get a deer.
later than; following
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
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From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
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From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
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From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
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From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
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From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
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From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
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From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
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From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
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From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
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From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
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From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
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From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
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From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
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From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
