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Chapter XIII
The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse. In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks. One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face. "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered. "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.”
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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 gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
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From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
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From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
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From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
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From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
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From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
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From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
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From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
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From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
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From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
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From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
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From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
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From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
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From this reading The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
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From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
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From this reading The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
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From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
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From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
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From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
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From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
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From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
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From this reading The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
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From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
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From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
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From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
above and across; more than
From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
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From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them held a coil of new rope and tantalizingly swung it back and forth before his face.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've picked out a tree up thar that leans spank over a cliff five hundred feet from the bottom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gang formed a semi-circle round Westerfelt and his horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In their white caps and sheets they appeared ghostly and hideous, as they looked down at him through the eye-holes of their masks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must go with us up the Hawkbill fer a little moonlight picnic," he jeered.
