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Chapter VII
"I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes." "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done. Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains." "Wish I could say the same about you." Jak reached out and gave his brother a friendly shove.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Wish I could say the same about you."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Wish I could say the same about you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wish I could say the same about you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.”
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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 "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Wish I could say the same about you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.
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From this reading Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jak reached out and gave his brother a friendly shove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Wish I could say the same about you."
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From this reading Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
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From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."
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From this reading "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jak reached out and gave his brother a friendly shove.
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From this reading Jak reached out and gave his brother a friendly shove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jak reached out and gave his brother a friendly shove.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jak reached out and gave his brother a friendly shove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
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From this reading Jak reached out and gave his brother a friendly shove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jak reached out and gave his brother a friendly shove.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wish I could say the same about you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wish I could say the same about you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jak reached out and gave his brother a friendly shove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.
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From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes, Owl, I have to give you credit for having brains."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then we'll both walk south a mile and set those, and have the four corners done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
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From this reading "Wish I could say the same about you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll go east and you go west a half mile each, then we'll set our corner stakes."
