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Chapter XIX
DEERFOOT'S WOODCRAFT. Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins. Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends. He might well shrink, therefore, from such a contest. The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He might well shrink, therefore, from such a contest.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “He might well shrink, therefore, from such a contest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He might well shrink, therefore, from such a contest.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.”
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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 Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
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From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
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From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
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From this reading He might well shrink, therefore, from such a contest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
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From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
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From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
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From this reading DEERFOOT'S WOODCRAFT.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
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From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
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From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
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From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
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From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
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From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
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From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
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From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might well shrink, therefore, from such a contest.
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From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
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From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He might well shrink, therefore, from such a contest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
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From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Shawanoe knew he could surpass the trapper if he exerted himself, as he most certainly would do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He might well shrink, therefore, from such a contest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He might well shrink, therefore, from such a contest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither Deerfoot nor the trapper wished to engage in the trial of skill suggested by Burt Hawkins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEERFOOT'S WOODCRAFT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Crumpet feared that if such a test took place he would be worsted, in which event he would never hear the last of it from his friends.
