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Chapter IX
"Cow of a trip!" said the other scrub-cutter. "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there! I fell twice with him. Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t. It’s broke in two places, though."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “"Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It’s broke in two places, though."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.”
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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 "Cow of a trip!" said the other scrub-cutter.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
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From this reading Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
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From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
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From this reading Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.
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From this reading It’s broke in two places, though."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.
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From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cow of a trip!" said the other scrub-cutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
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From this reading I fell twice with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fell twice with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s broke in two places, though."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s broke in two places, though."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
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From this reading Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Cow of a trip!" said the other scrub-cutter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cow of a trip!" said the other scrub-cutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s broke in two places, though."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cow of a trip!" said the other scrub-cutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cow of a trip!" said the other scrub-cutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Cow of a trip!" said the other scrub-cutter.
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From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It’s broke in two places, though."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mighty good luck the bone ain’t through the skin, but it ain’t.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
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From this reading "Cow of a trip!" said the other scrub-cutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I fell twice with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s broke in two places, though."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I fell twice with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Had to carry him downhill and across the creek on me back, an’ you know what the scrub is there!
