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Chapter VII
Bland Halliday looked at him queerly. "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly. "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak. Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack. And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bland Halliday looked at him queerly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.”
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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 And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
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From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
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From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bland Halliday looked at him queerly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
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From this reading Bland Halliday looked at him queerly.
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From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
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From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
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From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
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From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
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From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
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From this reading Bland Halliday looked at him queerly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bland Halliday looked at him queerly.
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From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.
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From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.
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From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bland Halliday looked at him queerly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
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From this reading "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
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From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
above and across; more than
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
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From this reading Bland Halliday looked at him queerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.
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From this reading "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so sore I can hear my muscles squeak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
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From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Me, I'd call that riding, what we done," he retorted grimly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And be sure you don't leave a hair's breadth of slack anywheres, or it'll all have to come off and be done over again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, get down here and I'll show yuh how to stretch as yuh tack.
