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Chapter VIII
THE GONE-AWAY LADY Proud business for David! Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight. One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away. Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he? I held him all right, didn't I?"
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I held him all right, didn't I?"”
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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 Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
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From this reading I held him all right, didn't I?"
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From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
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From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
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From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
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From this reading THE GONE-AWAY LADY Proud business for David!
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From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
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From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
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From this reading THE GONE-AWAY LADY Proud business for David!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
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From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
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From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GONE-AWAY LADY Proud business for David!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
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From this reading THE GONE-AWAY LADY Proud business for David!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
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From this reading I held him all right, didn't I?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I held him all right, didn't I?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GONE-AWAY LADY Proud business for David!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GONE-AWAY LADY Proud business for David!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I held him all right, didn't I?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GONE-AWAY LADY Proud business for David!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One must always do that if he does not want the horse to kick and run away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sitting on the edge of the seat of the buggy, he was holding the reins very tight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
at the time that
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not knowing that the horse was tied to the hitching-post, David was fulfilling his mission with ceremony, and when Dr. Redfield appeared from the door of a drug shop across the way, the little boy called to him gayly:-- "He didn't run away, did he?
