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Chapter XII
A LOUD CALL FOR HELP. A BELL began to ring wildly near by. "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader. Elmer paused to listen again. "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elmer paused to listen again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A BELL began to ring wildly near by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LOUD CALL FOR HELP.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.”
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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 LOUD CALL FOR HELP.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elmer paused to listen again.
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From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BELL began to ring wildly near by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BELL began to ring wildly near by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A BELL began to ring wildly near by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LOUD CALL FOR HELP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LOUD CALL FOR HELP.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LOUD CALL FOR HELP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elmer paused to listen again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LOUD CALL FOR HELP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BELL began to ring wildly near by.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
above and across; more than
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elmer paused to listen again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BELL began to ring wildly near by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BELL began to ring wildly near by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
in or at the place that
From this reading "That's over to the place where the bull belongs; sure the row ain't there, Elmer?" asked Ty, as he hurried on the heels of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BELL began to ring wildly near by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, positively, "most all the racket is over yonder in the direction of the Brady house.
