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Chapter XIII
Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of. We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now. We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking. Their William opened the door and we all stood there. Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.”
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From this reading Their William opened the door and we all stood there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
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From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
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From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
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From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
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From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
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From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
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From this reading Their William opened the door and we all stood there.
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From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
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From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
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From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
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From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
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From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
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From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
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From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
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From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
not any; not one
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
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From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
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From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
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From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
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From this reading Their William opened the door and we all stood there.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
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From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
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From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
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From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
in the direction of
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We heard some noises inside there--their dog begun to bark and it seemed like people was talking.
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From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
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From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
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From this reading Their William opened the door and we all stood there.
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From this reading Them Wisners wasn't watching their own gate like they'd ought to of.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We walked on up their stairs and the old man rung the bell and stood there, his face without no expression now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Man Wright reaches out his arm and pushes him to one side, and him and me go on in, walking fast toward the middle of the house.
