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Chapter XXXIX
Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house. The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror. “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for. It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.” Joe said nothing.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Joe said nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.””
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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 It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
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From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
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From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
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From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
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From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
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From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
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From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
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From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
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From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
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From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
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From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
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From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
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From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Joe said nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
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From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
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From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
in the direction of
From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
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From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading Late that afternoon Joe Wilkinson and Dan came slowly up the street, toward the Boyd house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The light of battle was still in Dan's eyes, his clothes were torn and his collar missing, and he walked with the fine swagger of the conqueror.
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From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was just as well to let them give it a try, and find out it won't work.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Y'ask me,” he said, “and I'll tell the world this thing's done for.
