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Chapter XV
FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile. Pistols, killing, stealing and dead ones! To steal up to a bird and _not_ kill it! To wake up if you are a dead one! To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pistols, killing, stealing and dead ones!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “To wake up if you are a dead one!”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.”
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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 To steal up to a bird and _not_ kill it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pistols, killing, stealing and dead ones!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To wake up if you are a dead one!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading To steal up to a bird and _not_ kill it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pistols, killing, stealing and dead ones!
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To wake up if you are a dead one!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To steal up to a bird and _not_ kill it!
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From this reading To steal up to a bird and _not_ kill it!
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From this reading Pistols, killing, stealing and dead ones!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To steal up to a bird and _not_ kill it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To wake up if you are a dead one!
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From this reading Pistols, killing, stealing and dead ones!
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From this reading Pistols, killing, stealing and dead ones!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading To steal up to a bird and _not_ kill it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pistols, killing, stealing and dead ones!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To steal up to a bird and _not_ kill it!
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From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading To steal up to a bird and _not_ kill it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To wake up if you are a dead one!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FOOTPRINTS So this, then, was the explanation of the bloodthirsty talk which the mighty hero of the Bridgeboro troop had heard under the buffalo robe as he emerged from the sweet realm of slumber in the automobile.
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From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
in the company of; together with
From this reading To laugh with wholesome scout humor at the silly gun play of the screen!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To wake up if you are a dead one!
