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Chapter XII
THE HOWL OF THE WOLF SIGNAL. "WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby. "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string." "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly. Elmer paid no attention to these side remarks.
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extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “"And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Elmer paid no attention to these side remarks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby.”
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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 "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
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From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
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From this reading Elmer paid no attention to these side remarks.
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From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading "WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby.
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading Elmer paid no attention to these side remarks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
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From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
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From this reading THE HOWL OF THE WOLF SIGNAL.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby.
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
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From this reading "WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby.
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
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From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
not any; not one
From this reading Elmer paid no attention to these side remarks.
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From this reading "WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOWL OF THE WOLF SIGNAL.
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From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elmer paid no attention to these side remarks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elmer paid no attention to these side remarks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elmer paid no attention to these side remarks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOWL OF THE WOLF SIGNAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby.
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From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOWL OF THE WOLF SIGNAL.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Elmer paid no attention to these side remarks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
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From this reading "WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He thinks we've run all the way from good old Hickory Ridge, thirty-five miles away and more, just to hand him a string."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL, I like that, now!" burst out Toby.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And me taking all the dreadful chances of breaking my neck with this cranky machine that's got into its second childhood!" echoed Nat, indignantly.
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From this reading THE HOWL OF THE WOLF SIGNAL.
