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Chapter III
“Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment. “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.” Maxwell laughed. “That was what the New Yorkers seemed to think. They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.””
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading ““Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That was what the New Yorkers seemed to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That was what the New Yorkers seemed to think.”
except if; if not
From this reading ““Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.””
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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 “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
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From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
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From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
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From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
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From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
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From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
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From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
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From this reading Maxwell laughed.
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From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
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From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
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From this reading Maxwell laughed.
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
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From this reading “That was what the New Yorkers seemed to think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
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From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
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From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
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From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was what the New Yorkers seemed to think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They secured a court order allowing them to put an expert of their own on the job.
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was what the New Yorkers seemed to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That was what the New Yorkers seemed to think.
except if; if not
From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lots of room for shenanigan in that,” was the big man’s passing comment.
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That was what the New Yorkers seemed to think.
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From this reading “That was what the New Yorkers seemed to think.
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From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Unless these young Cripple Creekers are more honest than the average, they’ll stand a good bit of watching, you’d say.”
