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Chapter VIII
I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid. He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go! He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid. And the crack-brained critter--what do you think? Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.”
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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 was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
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From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
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From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
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From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
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From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
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From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
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From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
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From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
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From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
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From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
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From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
