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Chapter XIV
AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner. "So they be! So they be! yonder comes Mis' Babcock with all her flock, root and branch. Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor. Sho!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.”
every person
From this reading “Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.”
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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 Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
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From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
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From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
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From this reading So they be! yonder comes Mis' Babcock with all her flock, root and branch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "So they be!
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From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
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From this reading So they be! yonder comes Mis' Babcock with all her flock, root and branch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
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From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they be! yonder comes Mis' Babcock with all her flock, root and branch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
every person
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
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From this reading So they be! yonder comes Mis' Babcock with all her flock, root and branch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So they be! yonder comes Mis' Babcock with all her flock, root and branch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they be! yonder comes Mis' Babcock with all her flock, root and branch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they be! yonder comes Mis' Babcock with all her flock, root and branch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sho!
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From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So they be!
a person, without saying who
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So they be!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ASTONISHING QUESTION "Everybody's here, with all his first wife and children!" cried somebody, facetiously, as the tin horn was blown to summon the men from their labors in the field to their dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckoned she'd strike Skyrie about feedin' time; but there's plenty, plenty for everyone; and she's a nice woman, a hard worker an' kind neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they be! yonder comes Mis' Babcock with all her flock, root and branch.
