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Chapter IX
LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me. Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life. "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers. Shucks! Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.”
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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 "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
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From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
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From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
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From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
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From this reading Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
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From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
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From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
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From this reading Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
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From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
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From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
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From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
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From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shucks!
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From this reading Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
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From this reading LOVE _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse argues that there's nothing to boast of in the way he saved me.
which person or people
From this reading Skill and courage are things to shame the man who hasn't got them."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Horse and rifle are like feet to run with, hands to fight with, part of his life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, if I'd rode a giraffe and harpooned you, I'd have my name in all the papers.
