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Chapter V
'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?' 'As good as your bond,' from Bettles. 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane. 'Listen! I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
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later than; following
From this reading “I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'As good as your bond,' from Bettles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'”
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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 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
later than; following
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'As good as your bond,' from Bettles.
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From this reading 'As good as your bond,' from Bettles.
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From this reading 'As good as your bond,' from Bettles.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
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From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'As good as your bond,' from Bettles.
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From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'As good as your bond,' from Bettles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Listen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
which person or people
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Malemute Kid, give you my word--and you know what that means that the man who is not shot stretches rope within ten minutes after the shooting.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The thing to safely sling yer hopes of heaven by,' promptly endorsed Lon McFane.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Well, then, what do you think of a promise made by me?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'As good as your bond,' from Bettles.
