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Chapter I
UNCLE JOHN AND NED. "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes. Have you seen anything of those ranchemen lately? I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?" "No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Have you seen anything of those ranchemen lately?”
one or the other of two
From this reading “"No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNCLE JOHN AND NED.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Have you seen anything of those ranchemen lately?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE JOHN AND NED.
any thing at all
From this reading Have you seen anything of those ranchemen lately?
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From this reading I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"
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From this reading "No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.
one or the other of two
From this reading "No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.
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From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"
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From this reading I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
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From this reading UNCLE JOHN AND NED.
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From this reading Have you seen anything of those ranchemen lately?
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From this reading I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
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From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
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From this reading UNCLE JOHN AND NED.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you seen anything of those ranchemen lately?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"
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From this reading I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you seen anything of those ranchemen lately?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
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From this reading "No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.
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From this reading Have you seen anything of those ranchemen lately?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Have you seen anything of those ranchemen lately?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.
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From this reading UNCLE JOHN AND NED.
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From this reading "No, sir; and I don't want to see them, either.
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From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
which person or people
From this reading I mean the one who owns the stolen horse and his companion?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Ned, I must say, that you have had some narrow escapes.
