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Chapter IV
"Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck." Warren grunted in sour memory. "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means." He grunted again. "There wasn't a Telly team within a mile."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He grunted again.”
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Warren grunted in sour memory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"There wasn't a Telly team within a mile."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."”
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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 "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He grunted again.
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From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
for the reason that
From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
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From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
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From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
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From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
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From this reading Warren grunted in sour memory.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
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From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
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From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
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From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Warren grunted in sour memory.
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From this reading "There wasn't a Telly team within a mile."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
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From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Warren grunted in sour memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There wasn't a Telly team within a mile."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
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From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
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From this reading Warren grunted in sour memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There wasn't a Telly team within a mile."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "There wasn't a Telly team within a mile."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Had the Telly cameras been focused on Joe Mauser, there at the Little Big Horn, he would have been a month long sensation to the Telly buffs, with all that means."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because he doesn't have luck, and in the dill you need luck."
