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Chapter VIII
There was a mild sensation in the court. "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says. 'He's bin and gone.' "So I takes my gun and starts for Ruddy's, over the mountain. It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"So I takes my gun and starts for Ruddy's, over the mountain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.”
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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 There was a mild sensation in the court.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading 'He's bin and gone.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading There was a mild sensation in the court.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading 'He's bin and gone.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
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From this reading "So I takes my gun and starts for Ruddy's, over the mountain.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
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From this reading 'He's bin and gone.'
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From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a mild sensation in the court.
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From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
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From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
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From this reading There was a mild sensation in the court.
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From this reading "So I takes my gun and starts for Ruddy's, over the mountain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So I takes my gun and starts for Ruddy's, over the mountain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
above and across; more than
From this reading "So I takes my gun and starts for Ruddy's, over the mountain.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading There was a mild sensation in the court.
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From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I takes my gun and starts for Ruddy's, over the mountain.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
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From this reading "So I takes my gun and starts for Ruddy's, over the mountain.
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From this reading "So I takes my gun and starts for Ruddy's, over the mountain.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a mild sensation in the court.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
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From this reading There was a mild sensation in the court.
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From this reading It's hours shorter than by the valley, for them that has good legs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a mild sensation in the court.
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From this reading "I casts about for signs, and pretty soon I finds a wisp of red hair, roots an' all, I says, 'Ruddy's hair,' I says.
