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Chapter VI
The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria. “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead. “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!” “We can prod him,” said Benson. For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!””
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!””
above and across; more than
From this reading “The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.”
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From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
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From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
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From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
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From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
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From this reading “We can prod him,” said Benson.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
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From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
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From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
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From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
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From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can prod him,” said Benson.
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From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
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From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
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From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
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From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We can prod him,” said Benson.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
above and across; more than
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can prod him,” said Benson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the few miles intervening between the bridge and Little Butte the master mechanic did not need prodding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can prod him,” said Benson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good Gad!” raged Maxwell, jumping up and jerking the air-whistle cord for full speed ahead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
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From this reading “If he’s going to slow up for every trestle we come to, we’ll never get anywhere!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The start was made briskly enough, but two miles beyond the yard-limits the caboose-car chucked noisily as Bascom slowed for the single-span bridge over the Gloria.
