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Chapter XXVII
WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside. "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?" "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand. "We're lucky to get off alive." "_You're_ lucky," corrected Meshackatee.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.”
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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 "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
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From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
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From this reading "_You're_ lucky," corrected Meshackatee.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
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From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_You're_ lucky," corrected Meshackatee.
