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Chapter III
They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town. Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit. Then his curiosity got the better of him. “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?” “No,” said Winton.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?””
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.”
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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 They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
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From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
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From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
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From this reading Then his curiosity got the better of him.
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From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
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From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
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From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
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From this reading Then his curiosity got the better of him.
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From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
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From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
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From this reading Then his curiosity got the better of him.
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From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
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From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then his curiosity got the better of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
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From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
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From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
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From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Winton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
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From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
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From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
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From this reading “No,” said Winton.
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From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
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From this reading Then his curiosity got the better of him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
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From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
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From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
up to a particular time
From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
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From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found a way through the bar and out into a side street leading abruptly up to the spruce-clad hills behind the town.
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From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Biggin held his peace until they were safe from immediate danger of pursuit.
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From this reading “No,” said Winton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Didn't take you more'n a week to change your mind about pullin' it off with that tinhorn scrapper in the courts, did it?”
