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Chapter III
They rode on until they came to Poteet's house. "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop." But Woodward declined. He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet. He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “They rode on until they came to Poteet's house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.”
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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 "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
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From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
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From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
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From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
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From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
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From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Woodward declined.
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From this reading They rode on until they came to Poteet's house.
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From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
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From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
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From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
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From this reading But Woodward declined.
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From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
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From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
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From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
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From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
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From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
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From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
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From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
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From this reading They rode on until they came to Poteet's house.
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From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
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From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
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From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
not any; not one
From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They rode on until they came to Poteet's house.
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From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They rode on until they came to Poteet's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They rode on until they came to Poteet's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rode on until they came to Poteet's house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They rode on until they came to Poteet's house.
up to a particular time
From this reading They rode on until they came to Poteet's house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was dazed as well as humiliated, and he had no desire to face Sis Poteet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
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From this reading But Woodward declined.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He pictured to himself the scorn and bitterness with which she would connect his presence on the Mountain with the murder of Ab Bonner, and he concluded to ride on to Gullettsville.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We'll thes go in an' git a snack," said Teague, "an' airter that your best gait is a gallop."
