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Chapter X
"Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan." That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it. Liked it. Now American songs had some sense: "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
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one or the other of two
From this reading “That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."”
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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 "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
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From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
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From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
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From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
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From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
one or the other of two
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
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From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
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From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
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From this reading Liked it.
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From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
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From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
not any; not one
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
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From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
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From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
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From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
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From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
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From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
