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Chapter IX
THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned." --Leeboomook Song. The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt. The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative. He was also in excellent humor.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."”
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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 TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
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From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
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From this reading He was also in excellent humor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
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From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
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From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
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From this reading He was also in excellent humor.
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From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
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From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was also in excellent humor.
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From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
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From this reading The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
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From this reading He was also in excellent humor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was also in excellent humor.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Leeboomook Song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Leeboomook Song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
