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Chapter IX
Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned. "I dunno, me," he responded amiably. "You don't _know?_ Didn't dad say anything? Didn't the boys?" And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
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any thing at all
From this reading “"You don't _know?_ Didn't dad say anything?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.”
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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 Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
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From this reading "I dunno, me," he responded amiably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
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From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
any thing at all
From this reading "You don't _know?_ Didn't dad say anything?
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From this reading Didn't the boys?"
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From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
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From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
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From this reading "You don't _know?_ Didn't dad say anything?
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From this reading "You don't _know?_ Didn't dad say anything?
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From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't _know?_ Didn't dad say anything?
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From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
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From this reading "I dunno, me," he responded amiably.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
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From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
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From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
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From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I dunno, me," he responded amiably.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I dunno, me," he responded amiably.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't _know?_ Didn't dad say anything?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I dunno, me," he responded amiably.
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From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
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From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I dunno, me," he responded amiably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't _know?_ Didn't dad say anything?
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From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
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From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sam Pretty Cow, returning to the doorway, shifted a quid of tobacco from one cheek to the other and grinned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then, with faint exasperation, "Doesn't any one ever talk any more on this ranch?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't _know?_ Didn't dad say anything?
