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Chapter X
WHAT'S IN A NAME? "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane. With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house. "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear. I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHAT'S IN A NAME?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.”
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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 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
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From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
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From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
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From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
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From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
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From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
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From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
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From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
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From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
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From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
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From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
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From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
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From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
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From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
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From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
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From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
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From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
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From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
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From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
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From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
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From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
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From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
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From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
