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Chapter XVI
Dan nodded. “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin. Everything went wrong.” “And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?” “It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything went wrong.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dan nodded.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything went wrong.””
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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 “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
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From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
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From this reading “It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.
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From this reading Dan nodded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything went wrong.”
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From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
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From this reading “And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dan nodded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It seemed such a dead certainty--Jibway; and the Edmonton corner-blocks, too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything went wrong.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything went wrong.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, over at Askatoon; five hundred on Jibway, the favourite--he fell at the last fence; five hundred at poker with Nick Fison; and a thousand in land speculation at Edmonton, on margin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And so you put your hand in the railway company’s money-chest?”
