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Chapter VIII
THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue. Did you leave it here, daddy?" Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered: "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection." "That's queer.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.”
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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 BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
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From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
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From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
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From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
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From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
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From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
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From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
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From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
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From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
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From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
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From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
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From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
not any; not one
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
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From this reading "That's queer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's queer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
