Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

any thing at all

From this reading I didn't say anything, either.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading I stayed at the ranch overnight, intending to start back the next morning.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

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From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading I didn't say anything, either.

one or the other of two

From this reading I didn't say anything, either.

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From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading I stayed at the ranch overnight, intending to start back the next morning.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Into the Lion's Mouth.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading Into the Lion's Mouth.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I stayed at the ranch overnight, intending to start back the next morning.

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From this reading Into the Lion's Mouth.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I stayed at the ranch overnight, intending to start back the next morning.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

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From this reading I stayed at the ranch overnight, intending to start back the next morning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading I stayed at the ranch overnight, intending to start back the next morning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

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From this reading I didn't say anything, either.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I stayed at the ranch overnight, intending to start back the next morning.

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From this reading I stayed at the ranch overnight, intending to start back the next morning.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Into the Lion's Mouth.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I stayed at the ranch overnight, intending to start back the next morning.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

at the time that

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

in or at the place that

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

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From this reading Perry Potter, when he had read the foreman's note, asked how long since I left camp; when I told him that I was there at daylight, he looked at me queerly and walked off without a word.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The round-up would be west of where I had left them, according to the foreman--or wagon-boss, as he is called.