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Catty turned to me quick as a flash. “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat. Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand. It’ll call them off our tracks a minute, anyhow.” I didn’t stop to argue, but I wanted to argue.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.”
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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 Catty turned to me quick as a flash.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
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From this reading It’ll call them off our tracks a minute, anyhow.”
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From this reading I didn’t stop to argue, but I wanted to argue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Catty turned to me quick as a flash.
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From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn’t stop to argue, but I wanted to argue.
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From this reading It’ll call them off our tracks a minute, anyhow.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
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From this reading Catty turned to me quick as a flash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t stop to argue, but I wanted to argue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catty turned to me quick as a flash.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
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From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t stop to argue, but I wanted to argue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.
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From this reading It’ll call them off our tracks a minute, anyhow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Catty turned to me quick as a flash.
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From this reading It’ll call them off our tracks a minute, anyhow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’ll call them off our tracks a minute, anyhow.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It’ll call them off our tracks a minute, anyhow.”
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From this reading Catty turned to me quick as a flash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t stop to argue, but I wanted to argue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It’ll call them off our tracks a minute, anyhow.”
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From this reading Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Catty turned to me quick as a flash.
in the direction of
From this reading Then duck along the shore toward Nantucket and lie down in the sand.
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From this reading It’ll call them off our tracks a minute, anyhow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catty turned to me quick as a flash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t stop to argue, but I wanted to argue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
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From this reading “Run down to the water,” he says, “and holler as loud as you can that you’ve found a boat.
