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Chapter VI
A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES. I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up. “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly. “No, but I see it, and mean to do it. Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.”
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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 A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
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From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
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From this reading A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
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From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
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From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see the necessity for it,” I said, quietly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FIGHT FOR THE HORSES.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, but I see it, and mean to do it.
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From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I met the man’s bullying look and glanced from him along the barrels of the guns which his companions held pointed at me; and then sat up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get up at once, or you may find it difficult ever to rise again,” he said, savagely.
