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Chapter V
THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later. "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it. Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already. They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know. But he's sorry he came."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.”
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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 THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
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From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
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From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
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From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
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From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
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From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he's sorry he came."
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From this reading But he's sorry he came."
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From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
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From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
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From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
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From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
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From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
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From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
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From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
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From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
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From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
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From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
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From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
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From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
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From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
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From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he's sorry he came."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bet you he feels that quivering, and it's giving him a bad case of cold feet already.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
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From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
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From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He acts like he was trying to see if the bridge was steady, the way he's trying to shake it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went and dared him to come out here, and Shack never would stand for a dare, you know.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PRICE THEY PAID "Look at him, would you?" ventured Bandy-legs, a minute later.
