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Chapter II
At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy. "That's all this morning, Tom," the carrier said, cheerfully. "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here." "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered. The carrier drove on, and Tom slowly opened his letter and turned toward the house.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “"You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's all this morning, Tom," the carrier said, cheerfully.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The carrier drove on, and Tom slowly opened his letter and turned toward the house.”
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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 At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
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From this reading "That's all this morning, Tom," the carrier said, cheerfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."
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From this reading "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all this morning, Tom," the carrier said, cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all this morning, Tom," the carrier said, cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrier drove on, and Tom slowly opened his letter and turned toward the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
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From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrier drove on, and Tom slowly opened his letter and turned toward the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's all this morning, Tom," the carrier said, cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The carrier drove on, and Tom slowly opened his letter and turned toward the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrier drove on, and Tom slowly opened his letter and turned toward the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Purty good, I reckon, if the drouth don't kill 'em," the farmer answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all this morning, Tom," the carrier said, cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrier drove on, and Tom slowly opened his letter and turned toward the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all this morning, Tom," the carrier said, cheerfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That's all this morning, Tom," the carrier said, cheerfully.
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From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
in the direction of
From this reading The carrier drove on, and Tom slowly opened his letter and turned toward the house.
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From this reading The carrier drove on, and Tom slowly opened his letter and turned toward the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
which person or people
From this reading At the gate in front of his farmhouse in the mountains Tom Drake received a letter from the rural mail-carrier, who was passing in a one-horse buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got good corn and cotton in the bottom below here."
