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Chapter XIII
JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly. "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day. Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what. But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro. "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.”
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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 JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
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From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
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From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
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From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
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From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
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From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
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From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
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From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
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From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
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From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
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From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
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From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
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From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
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From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
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From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
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From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
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From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
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From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
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From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
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From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
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From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
