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Chapter XVI
That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow. She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam. "So, so!" she was saying in her sweet, persuasive voice to the restless animal. "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes? Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.”
later than; following
From this reading “That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.”
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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 She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
later than; following
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
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From this reading "So, so!" she was saying in her sweet, persuasive voice to the restless animal.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
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From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
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From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
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From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
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From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
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From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
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From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
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From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
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From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
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From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
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From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
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From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
above and across; more than
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, so!" she was saying in her sweet, persuasive voice to the restless animal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, so!" she was saying in her sweet, persuasive voice to the restless animal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, so!" she was saying in her sweet, persuasive voice to the restless animal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, so!" she was saying in her sweet, persuasive voice to the restless animal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, so!" she was saying in her sweet, persuasive voice to the restless animal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So, so!" she was saying in her sweet, persuasive voice to the restless animal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, so!" she was saying in her sweet, persuasive voice to the restless animal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them hairs cut like so many knives when they are flirted about like a wagon-whip.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a brave, erect little figure as she stood in the soft, black loam.
at the time that
From this reading That evening, just after dark, when Henley drove his horse into his barn-yard, he saw Dixie over in her own lot milking her cow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you stand still and keep that pesky fly-brush out of my eyes?
