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Chapter XXIII
AFTER MOUNTAIN BROOK MINK "Shoot him, Whopper!" Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger. The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake. With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg. "Hi! take him off!
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.”
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER MOUNTAIN BROOK MINK "Shoot him, Whopper!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hi! take him off!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.”
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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 The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER MOUNTAIN BROOK MINK "Shoot him, Whopper!"
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From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
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From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
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From this reading AFTER MOUNTAIN BROOK MINK "Shoot him, Whopper!"
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From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
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From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
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From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
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From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
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From this reading "Hi! take him off!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AFTER MOUNTAIN BROOK MINK "Shoot him, Whopper!"
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From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
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From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER MOUNTAIN BROOK MINK "Shoot him, Whopper!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER MOUNTAIN BROOK MINK "Shoot him, Whopper!"
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From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
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From this reading "Hi! take him off!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER MOUNTAIN BROOK MINK "Shoot him, Whopper!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
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From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hi! take him off!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the exclamation from all of the others, and in haste the lad named took hasty aim and pulled the trigger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shot was a poor one, the charge merely tearing across the side of the water snake.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER MOUNTAIN BROOK MINK "Shoot him, Whopper!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With another hiss it whipped around and in a twinkling had itself curled around Whopper's left leg.
