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Chapter XXII
ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!" It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered. "You bet they'll wait!" exploded Abe Blower, wrathfully. He stepped forward and seized Merwell by the arm. "What do you mean by playing such a trick as this on me?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stepped forward and seized Merwell by the arm.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.”
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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 ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
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From this reading "You bet they'll wait!" exploded Abe Blower, wrathfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
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From this reading He stepped forward and seized Merwell by the arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
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From this reading ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
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From this reading "You bet they'll wait!" exploded Abe Blower, wrathfully.
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From this reading "You bet they'll wait!" exploded Abe Blower, wrathfully.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He stepped forward and seized Merwell by the arm.
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From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean by playing such a trick as this on me?"
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From this reading "You bet they'll wait!" exploded Abe Blower, wrathfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stepped forward and seized Merwell by the arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
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From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
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From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
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From this reading ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
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From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What do you mean by playing such a trick as this on me?"
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From this reading "What do you mean by playing such a trick as this on me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
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From this reading ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean by playing such a trick as this on me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stepped forward and seized Merwell by the arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stepped forward and seized Merwell by the arm.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "What do you mean by playing such a trick as this on me?"
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From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
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From this reading "You bet they'll wait!" exploded Abe Blower, wrathfully.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What do you mean by playing such a trick as this on me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
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From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean by playing such a trick as this on me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean by playing such a trick as this on me?"
in or at the place that
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
which person or people
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Tom Dillon who uttered the words, as he saw Link Merwell and Job Haskers turn to where their horses were tethered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You bet they'll wait!" exploded Abe Blower, wrathfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON THE BACK TRAIL "Just you two wait a minute!"
