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Chapter V
_The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy? Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother." "C'm-awn, yuh lazy old skate! Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?" Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.”
a short, simple song
From this reading “Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.”
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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 Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
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From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
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From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
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From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
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From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
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From this reading "C'm-awn, yuh lazy old skate!
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From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
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From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
a short, simple song
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
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From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
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From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
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From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
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From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
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From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
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From this reading "C'm-awn, yuh lazy old skate!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
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From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
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From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
above and across; more than
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
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From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "C'm-awn, yuh lazy old skate!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Man From Michigan._ "How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy, How old is she, charming Billy?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
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From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
at the time that
From this reading Think I want to sleep out to-night, when town's so clost?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charming Billy yanked his pack-pony awake and into a shuffling trot over the trail, resettled his hat on his head, sagged his shoulders again and went back to crooning his ditty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twice six, twice seven, Forty-nine and eleven-- She's a young thing, and cannot leave her mother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "C'm-awn, yuh lazy old skate!
