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Chapter XIV
THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon. "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid. "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game. I reckon he got plenty practice in the war. I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
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later than; following
From this reading “THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.”
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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 THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
later than; following
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
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From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
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From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
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From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
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From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
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From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
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From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
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From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
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From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
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From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
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From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
at the time that
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
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From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
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From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
