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Chapter X
THE TREASURE-HILL Tom said it happened like this. A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms. But the cameldriver he asked to be excused. The dervish said: “Don’t you own these camels?” “Yes, they’re mine.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““Yes, they’re mine.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The dervish said: “Don’t you own these camels?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.”
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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 dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
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From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the cameldriver he asked to be excused.
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From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the cameldriver he asked to be excused.
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From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
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From this reading But the cameldriver he asked to be excused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dervish said: “Don’t you own these camels?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the cameldriver he asked to be excused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
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From this reading THE TREASURE-HILL Tom said it happened like this.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TREASURE-HILL Tom said it happened like this.
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From this reading THE TREASURE-HILL Tom said it happened like this.
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From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, they’re mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dervish said: “Don’t you own these camels?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TREASURE-HILL Tom said it happened like this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREASURE-HILL Tom said it happened like this.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The dervish said: “Don’t you own these camels?”
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From this reading “Yes, they’re mine.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE TREASURE-HILL Tom said it happened like this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the cameldriver he asked to be excused.
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From this reading THE TREASURE-HILL Tom said it happened like this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TREASURE-HILL Tom said it happened like this.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
in or at the place that
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dervish was stumping it along through the Desert, on foot, one blazing hot day, and he had come a thousand miles and was pretty poor, and hungry, and ornery and tired, and along about where we are now he run across a camel-driver with a hundred camels, and asked him for some a’ms.
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From this reading “Yes, they’re mine.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The dervish said: “Don’t you own these camels?”
