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Chapter XII
"They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his. "Aw, cut it out!" says I. "You tell 'em they got another guess. You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy." "Think so?" says he, real eager, his eyes lightin' up.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You tell 'em they got another guess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You tell 'em they got another guess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Think so?" says he, real eager, his eyes lightin' up.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."”
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From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You tell 'em they got another guess.
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From this reading "Aw, cut it out!" says I.
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From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
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From this reading "Aw, cut it out!" says I.
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From this reading "Think so?" says he, real eager, his eyes lightin' up.
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From this reading You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."
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From this reading "You tell 'em they got another guess.
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From this reading "Think so?" says he, real eager, his eyes lightin' up.
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From this reading You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."
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From this reading "You tell 'em they got another guess.
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From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
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From this reading "You tell 'em they got another guess.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Aw, cut it out!" says I.
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From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Aw, cut it out!" says I.
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From this reading "Think so?" says he, real eager, his eyes lightin' up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
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From this reading "Aw, cut it out!" says I.
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From this reading "Think so?" says he, real eager, his eyes lightin' up.
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From this reading You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
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From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
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From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."
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From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You tell 'em they got another guess.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Think so?" says he, real eager, his eyes lightin' up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
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From this reading You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."
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From this reading You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."
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From this reading "They say I'm all to the bad, Shorty," says he, tryin' to spring that grin of his.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."
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From this reading "Think so?" says he, real eager, his eyes lightin' up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tell 'em they got another guess.
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From this reading You're too tough and rugged to go under so easy."
