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Chapter II
"Then it was YOU made these holes?" "No," said Cass, with ill-concealed disgust. "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot." He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here." The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."”
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “"No," said Cass, with ill-concealed disgust.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Then it was YOU made these holes?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."”
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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 "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
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From this reading "No," said Cass, with ill-concealed disgust.
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From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading "No," said Cass, with ill-concealed disgust.
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From this reading "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
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From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
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From this reading "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
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From this reading "Then it was YOU made these holes?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
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From this reading "No," said Cass, with ill-concealed disgust.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then it was YOU made these holes?"
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From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then it was YOU made these holes?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Cass, with ill-concealed disgust.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said Cass, with ill-concealed disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stopped, as the rude significance of his speech struck him, and added surlily, "I mean--no one would dig here."
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From this reading "Then it was YOU made these holes?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Then it was YOU made these holes?"
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From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then it was YOU made these holes?"
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From this reading The girl laughed and showed a set of very white teeth in her square jaw.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No," said Cass, with ill-concealed disgust.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Nobody but a stranger would go foolin' round such a spot."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then it was YOU made these holes?"
