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Chapter V
"Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?" "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones. They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there." "Then it’s all set." Drew tossed Anse a towel.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drew tossed Anse a towel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."”
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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 "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
later than; following
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "Then it’s all set."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
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From this reading Drew tossed Anse a towel.
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From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drew tossed Anse a towel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "Then it’s all set."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
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From this reading "Then it’s all set."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
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From this reading "Then it’s all set."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drew tossed Anse a towel.
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From this reading Drew tossed Anse a towel.
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
