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Chapter III
"You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him. "And he's the guy you've got to talk to." He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers. "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready. Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.”
during the time that
From this reading “Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.”
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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 reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
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From this reading "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
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From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
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From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
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From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
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From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.
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From this reading Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.
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From this reading "And he's the guy you've got to talk to."
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From this reading "And he's the guy you've got to talk to."
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From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
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From this reading "And he's the guy you've got to talk to."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.
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From this reading "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
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From this reading "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
above and across; more than
From this reading Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And he's the guy you've got to talk to."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And he's the guy you've got to talk to."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reached into a basket on his desk and took out a stack of papers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.
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From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
during the time that
From this reading Suppose you go over and talk to them for a while.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look, I've told you more'n I was supposed to all ready.
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From this reading "You'd find it pretty hard to tell that one to Doc Rayson and make it stick," Wells told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And he's the guy you've got to talk to."
