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Chapter VI
“I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.” Pete and Kipp were quickly freed. They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man. “Pete,” grinned the jubilant Shorty, “meet up with my ol’ Tad pardner. Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.””
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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 come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
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From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
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From this reading Pete and Kipp were quickly freed.
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From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
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From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading “Pete,” grinned the jubilant Shorty, “meet up with my ol’ Tad pardner.
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
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From this reading “Pete,” grinned the jubilant Shorty, “meet up with my ol’ Tad pardner.
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From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Pete,” grinned the jubilant Shorty, “meet up with my ol’ Tad pardner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pete,” grinned the jubilant Shorty, “meet up with my ol’ Tad pardner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pete,” grinned the jubilant Shorty, “meet up with my ol’ Tad pardner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pete and Kipp were quickly freed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pete and Kipp were quickly freed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pete,” grinned the jubilant Shorty, “meet up with my ol’ Tad pardner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pete,” grinned the jubilant Shorty, “meet up with my ol’ Tad pardner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
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From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Homelier’n a muley cow, but we can’t all of us be han’some.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pete and Kipp were quickly freed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I come with Kipp. Quit a runnin’ off at the head, runt, and tie up that black-muzzled skunk afore he comes alive and makes me kill ’im.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They grinned their thanks and set to work silencing Slim and the other man.
