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Chapter XXVII
NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell. I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse. You're canny an' you're bold. That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care. It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.”
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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 I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You're canny an' you're bold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
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From this reading You're canny an' you're bold.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
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From this reading You're canny an' you're bold.
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From this reading That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care.
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From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
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From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
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From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
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From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
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From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care.
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From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care.
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From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
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From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
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From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
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From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care.
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From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a short bit of a trip, an' far as I can see there's nae danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ken nane I'd rather tak wi' me as a lone companion on the long traverse.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading NOT GOING ALONE "Morse, I've watched ye through four-five days of near-hell.
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From this reading You're canny an' you're bold.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That's why I'm trustin' my lass to your care.
