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Chapter I
"Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley." The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling. He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on. "I'll say more'n that, Sim. It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “"Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."”
in the direction of
From this reading “The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on.”
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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 "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
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From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
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From this reading He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
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From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
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From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
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From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
to think that something will happen
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
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From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
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From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
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From this reading "I'll say more'n that, Sim.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll say more'n that, Sim.
not any; not one
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll say more'n that, Sim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll say more'n that, Sim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
in the direction of
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He smiled faintly, with a sort of apology, as the other went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man accosted did no more than turn a mild blue eye toward the speaker and resume his whittling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Sim," said Wid Gardner, as he cast a frowning glance around him, "take it one way with another, and I expect this is a leetle the dirtiest place in the Two-Forks Valley."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the blamedest, dirtiest hole in the whole state of Montany--yes, or in the whole wide world.
