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Chapter III
“Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife. “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around. Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.” “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack. “Him or his ghost.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading ““A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.”
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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 “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
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From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
two people or things considered together
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Him or his ghost.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
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From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Him or his ghost.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
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From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
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From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Him or his ghost.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
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From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
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From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
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From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
