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Chapter XI
MR. DAWSON’S STRATEGY. “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared. “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not. And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.””
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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 “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
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From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
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From this reading DAWSON’S STRATEGY.
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
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From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
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From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
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From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
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From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
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From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
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From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
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From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
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From this reading DAWSON’S STRATEGY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
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From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I could have tumbled that Leon Sprague off his horse just as easy as not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I might have had if there had been any way for me to earn it.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, I wish I had a gun in my hands,” said Dan, rising to his feet and gazing down the road in the direction in which the horsemen had disappeared.
