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Chapter XV
BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle! Uh-huh! What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other? And me? Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.”
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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.
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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
to think that something will happen
From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.
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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
above and across; more than
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading Uh-huh!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
