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Chapter XIV
“Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery. I kinder yearn for co'n bread and ham. I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water. Yore sentiments are similar, I reckon, Teddy.” The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.”
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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 I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yore sentiments are similar, I reckon, Teddy.”
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From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
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From this reading I kinder yearn for co'n bread and ham.
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From this reading I kinder yearn for co'n bread and ham.
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From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
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From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
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From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I kinder yearn for co'n bread and ham.
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From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
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From this reading I kinder yearn for co'n bread and ham.
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From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I kinder yearn for co'n bread and ham.
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From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
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From this reading I kinder yearn for co'n bread and ham.
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From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
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From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
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From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
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From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
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From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
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From this reading Yore sentiments are similar, I reckon, Teddy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
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From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
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From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
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From this reading Yore sentiments are similar, I reckon, Teddy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yore sentiments are similar, I reckon, Teddy.”
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From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
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From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
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From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
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From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
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From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Texan patted the neck of his cow pony, which reached round playfully and pretended to nip his leg.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I sure would give six bits for a drink of real wet water.
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From this reading I kinder yearn for co'n bread and ham.
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From this reading Yore sentiments are similar, I reckon, Teddy.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say, you Teddy hawss, I'm plumb fed up with sagebrush and scenery.
