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Chapter I
"Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail. And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise." "Say, it's a message, all right." "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you." "What do you say, Matty?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, it's a message, all right."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.”
a tool or grip that holds something very tightly
From this reading “And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."”
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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 "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
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From this reading "Say, it's a message, all right."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
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From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you say, Matty?
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From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
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From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
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From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
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From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
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From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
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From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, it's a message, all right."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you say, Matty?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, it's a message, all right."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
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From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, it's a message, all right."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, it's a message, all right."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold on, boys; here's a stick standing upright in the trail.
a tool or grip that holds something very tightly
From this reading And look, fellows, there's a piece of nice new birch bark held fast in the cloven end, that grips it like the jaws of a vise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you say, Matty?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And from our crack-a-jack pathfinder, Elmer Chenowith, too, I warrant you."
