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Chapter XI
King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook. To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said: "Better let your horse eat. We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day." Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:”
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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 To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
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From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
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From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
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From this reading "Better let your horse eat.
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From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
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From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
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From this reading Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
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From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Better let your horse eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
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From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
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From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
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From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
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From this reading "Better let your horse eat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
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From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
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From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
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From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Better let your horse eat.
