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Chapter XVIII
Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy. Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled. "Got it in the neck that pop!" he murmured. "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'. I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.”
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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 Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
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From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
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From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
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From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
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From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
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From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
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From this reading "Got it in the neck that pop!" he murmured.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
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From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
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From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
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From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Got it in the neck that pop!" he murmured.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Got it in the neck that pop!" he murmured.
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From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
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From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
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From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
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From this reading "Got it in the neck that pop!" he murmured.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading "Got it in the neck that pop!" he murmured.
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From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
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From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
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From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll bet my life Mr. Westerfelt 'll lose that gal, an', by George, he ort to!
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From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
above and across; more than
From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
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From this reading "Got it in the neck that pop!" he murmured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Got it in the neck that pop!" he murmured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
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From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
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From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Washburn watched him over the back of the mule he was hitching to a spring wagon and smiled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westerfelt went back to the stable and ordered Jake to get out his horse and buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knowed Bates wusn't a-buyin' a new whip an' lap-robe fer nothin'.
