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Chapter XXI
AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell. Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away. "Hit means we've brung ye back a murderer. Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine! If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
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 “Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.”
any thing at all
From this reading “If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.”
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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 AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
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From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
any thing at all
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
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From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hit means we've brung ye back a murderer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
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From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
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From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
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From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
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From this reading Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
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From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
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From this reading "Hit means we've brung ye back a murderer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
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From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hit means we've brung ye back a murderer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hit means we've brung ye back a murderer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
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From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hit means we've brung ye back a murderer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweeping his pistol muzzle across and back again over the front of the closing line, he sprang into saddle and wheeled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Hit means we've brung ye back a murderer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye-all want trouble with Old Missoury over this, er anything else, come runnin' in the mornin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ARMISTICE To the challenge of Wingate and his men Jackson made answer with a high-pitched fighting yell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Git yer own rope--ye kain't have mine!
