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Chapter XI
"Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him. He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth. He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong. Finally I got him gagged with my handkerchief. Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
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From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
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From this reading Finally I got him gagged with my handkerchief.
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From this reading Finally I got him gagged with my handkerchief.
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From this reading Finally I got him gagged with my handkerchief.
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From this reading "Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.
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From this reading Finally I got him gagged with my handkerchief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.
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From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
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From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
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From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
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From this reading "Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.
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From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Finally I got him gagged with my handkerchief.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
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From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
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From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
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From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
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From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
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From this reading "Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.
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From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
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From this reading He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
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From this reading "Well, I mosied around behind him; and then I grabbed him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
at the time that
From this reading Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Finally I got him gagged with my handkerchief.
