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Chapter II
“What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands. “Because I thought you was a rebel. I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle. I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.” Leon was astonished to hear the man converse.
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very surprised
From this reading “Leon was astonished to hear the man converse.”
for the reason that
From this reading ““Because I thought you was a rebel.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leon was astonished to hear the man converse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because I thought you was a rebel.”
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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 “Because I thought you was a rebel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
very surprised
From this reading Leon was astonished to hear the man converse.
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From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because I thought you was a rebel.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
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From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
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From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
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From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
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From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
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From this reading Leon was astonished to hear the man converse.
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From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
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From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
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From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leon was astonished to hear the man converse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
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From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Because I thought you was a rebel.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
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From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
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From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
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From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I thought you was a rebel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because I thought you was a rebel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know that I had got into a community of Union folks down here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckoned there was more coming behind you, and I wanted to be pretty close to my rifle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
at the time that
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What made you start for the house when you saw me coming up?” said Leon, as the man sank his axe deep into the log on which he was chopping and paused to moisten his hands.
