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Chapter XVIII
DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused. Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes. He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince. "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him. "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.”
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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 He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
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From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
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From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
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From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
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From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
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From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
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From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
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From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
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From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
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From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
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From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
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From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
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From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
