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Chapter XXII
“Bet he won't come back!” said Sam. “Well, he might.” “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it. And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.” “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
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any thing at all
From this reading ““Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.””
to think that something will happen
From this reading ““I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Well, he might.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, he might.””
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.””
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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 “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
any thing at all
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
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From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
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From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Well, he might.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
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From this reading “Well, he might.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
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From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
