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Chapter XIII
“Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk. “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale. “Why not?” “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention? We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?”
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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 “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
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From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
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From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
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From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
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From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
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From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
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From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
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From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
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From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
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From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
up to a particular time
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
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From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
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From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
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From this reading “Why not?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
