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Chapter IX
With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house. They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place. “Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded. “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me. These hobees are no good.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These hobees are no good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These hobees are no good.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These hobees are no good.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
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From this reading “Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.
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From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These hobees are no good.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These hobees are no good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
not any; not one
From this reading These hobees are no good.
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From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These hobees are no good.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the Kid riding gleefully upon Weary's shoulder they trooped up the path their own feet had helped wear deep to the bunk-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was going to sleep down here with you--and now Doctor Dell won't let me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why don't you come back here and stay?” the Kid demanded.
