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Chapter IV
She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well. “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy. But don't you be so sure. Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.” She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed to gather force as she faced him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But don't you be so sure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.””
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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 Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
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From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But don't you be so sure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don't you be so sure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
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From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
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From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
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From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
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From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
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From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
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From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
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From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But don't you be so sure.
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From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
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From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But don't you be so sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
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From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
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From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
