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Chapter XXVI
It caused a quick turning of heads. “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently. His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid. The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke. “You ain't puttin' me out,” he assured the other.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.”
not one, and not any
From this reading ““I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.”
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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 It caused a quick turning of heads.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
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From this reading “You ain't puttin' me out,” he assured the other.
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From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
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From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
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From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
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From this reading “You ain't puttin' me out,” he assured the other.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
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From this reading It caused a quick turning of heads.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
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From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
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From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
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From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You ain't puttin' me out,” he assured the other.
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From this reading It caused a quick turning of heads.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It caused a quick turning of heads.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You ain't puttin' me out,” he assured the other.
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From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
not one, and not any
From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It caused a quick turning of heads.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
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From this reading “You ain't puttin' me out,” he assured the other.
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From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
above and across; more than
From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You ain't puttin' me out,” he assured the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It caused a quick turning of heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
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From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
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From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
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From this reading It caused a quick turning of heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice was extremely gentle, and there was about him all the shrinking aloofness of the naturally timid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The deputy looked him over with quiet amusement--slender fellow with the gentlest brown eyes--and then with a quick side glance invited the crowd to get in on the joke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don't want to put you out none,” said the applicant gently.
