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Chapter XIII
Afterward he inquired, frowning: "Where's McTee? I met him an' he started back to find you." "He's gone off with his thoughts, Dan." Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch. When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Afterward he inquired, frowning: "Where's McTee?”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.”
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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 When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading Afterward he inquired, frowning: "Where's McTee?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I met him an' he started back to find you."
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
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From this reading I met him an' he started back to find you."
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
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From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading "He's gone off with his thoughts, Dan."
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From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading I met him an' he started back to find you."
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From this reading Afterward he inquired, frowning: "Where's McTee?
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From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading "He's gone off with his thoughts, Dan."
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From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Afterward he inquired, frowning: "Where's McTee?
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From this reading "He's gone off with his thoughts, Dan."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met him an' he started back to find you."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He's gone off with his thoughts, Dan."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met him an' he started back to find you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afterward he inquired, frowning: "Where's McTee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
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From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading Afterward he inquired, frowning: "Where's McTee?
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From this reading I met him an' he started back to find you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
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From this reading "He's gone off with his thoughts, Dan."
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
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From this reading I met him an' he started back to find you."
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading "He's gone off with his thoughts, Dan."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I met him an' he started back to find you."
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
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From this reading Harrigan sighed, looking up to the stainless blue of the sky: "Aye, that's the way of the Scotch.
at the time that
From this reading When they're happy in love, they go off by themselves an' brood like a dog that's thinking of a fight.
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From this reading Afterward he inquired, frowning: "Where's McTee?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He's gone off with his thoughts, Dan."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I met him an' he started back to find you."
