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Chapter IV
ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically. “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?” “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard. “Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon. We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
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later than; following
From this reading ““G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon.”
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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 ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
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From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
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From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
later than; following
From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
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From this reading “Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon.
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From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
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From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
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From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
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From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
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From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
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From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
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From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
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From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon.
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From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
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From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
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From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
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From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
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From this reading “Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon.
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From this reading “Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon.
not any; not one
From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
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From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon.
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From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We got a team of oxen, but trouble is, sonny, there ain’t no folks.
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From this reading “Well, naow, I ain’t much on paradin’ I reckon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “G’long,” said Mr. Goodale to the horse, after passengers and luggage were all safely aboard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ACTION Mr. Goodale soon arrived in a buckboard wagon drawn by an old veteran of a horse which Pee-wee inspected critically.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m going to have a float in the parade,” he announced; “have you got two horses?”
