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Chapter XVII
Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour. “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head. “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?” “Old Man any better?” “How they comm', back here?”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading ““Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How they comm', back here?””
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.”
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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 “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
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From this reading “Old Man any better?”
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From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
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From this reading “How they comm', back here?”
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From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
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From this reading “Old Man any better?”
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
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From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
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From this reading “How they comm', back here?”
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From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
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From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
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From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
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From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
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From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
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From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How they comm', back here?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
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From this reading “How they comm', back here?”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Old Man any better?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Old Man any better?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
above and across; more than
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How they comm', back here?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Pink rolled over in his bed so that he might look--however sleepily--upon his fellows, dressing more or less quietly in the cool dawn-hour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I opened it and read it; it was from Chip, so--” “What did he have to say?”
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From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say, I got a letter for you, Weary,” he yawned, stretching both arms above his head.
