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Chapter IX
"And you know where it is?" "I can go to it as straight as a string. Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards. And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case. We need not fear the poorhouse, you and I, Mrs. King!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you know where it is?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We need not fear the poorhouse, you and I, Mrs. King!"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.”
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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 "I can go to it as straight as a string.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you know where it is?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I can go to it as straight as a string.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can go to it as straight as a string.
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From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
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From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
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From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
two people or things considered together
From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
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From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
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From this reading We need not fear the poorhouse, you and I, Mrs. King!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
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From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
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From this reading "I can go to it as straight as a string.
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From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
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From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
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From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can go to it as straight as a string.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And you know where it is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And you know where it is?"
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From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
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From this reading We need not fear the poorhouse, you and I, Mrs. King!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you know where it is?"
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From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
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From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
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From this reading We need not fear the poorhouse, you and I, Mrs. King!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We need not fear the poorhouse, you and I, Mrs. King!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We need not fear the poorhouse, you and I, Mrs. King!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
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From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
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From this reading We need not fear the poorhouse, you and I, Mrs. King!"
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From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
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From this reading "I can go to it as straight as a string.
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From this reading "I can go to it as straight as a string.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can go to it as straight as a string.
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From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We need not fear the poorhouse, you and I, Mrs. King!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "And you know where it is?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two days to get to it and to stake a claim; two days to come out with a couple of horses loaded to the guards.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And that itself means a fortune, if it's clean, raw gold, as would seem to be the case.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you know where it is?"
