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Chapter XVII
A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me. I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go. Th’ idea! After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.” “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.”
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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 NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
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From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
later than; following
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
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From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
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From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
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From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
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From this reading Th’ idea!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all I done fer ye, now ye’re out on bail, an’ ye won’t come an’ work fer me.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading A NEW HOME “Look a-here, Dan Hardy!” sputtered Mr. Savage, “don’t ye talk that way t’ me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say ye’re goin’ back t’ th’ farm, an’ back ye shall go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why didn’t you offer to go his bond, if you are so anxious to have him come and work for you?” asked Mr. Harrison.
