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Chapter I
Notice any gold dust on my back? No? Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me. That's what it is to build up a rep. Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.”
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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 Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Notice any gold dust on my back?
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From this reading Notice any gold dust on my back?
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading That's what it is to build up a rep.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Notice any gold dust on my back?
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
to think that something will happen
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Notice any gold dust on my back?
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That's what it is to build up a rep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's what it is to build up a rep.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Notice any gold dust on my back?
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
not any; not one
From this reading No?
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From this reading Notice any gold dust on my back?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Notice any gold dust on my back?
above and across; more than
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading That's what it is to build up a rep.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading That's what it is to build up a rep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's what it is to build up a rep.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's what it is to build up a rep.
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From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
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From this reading Looks like all the fat wads in New York was gettin' to know about Shorty McCabe, and how I'm a sure cure for everything that ails 'em.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well it's a wonder there ain't, for I've been up against the money bags so close I expect you can find eagle prints all over me.
