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Chapter V
THE ASKING. ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last. "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily. "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step. Lance Cleaverage--and you never turned yo' head.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lance Cleaverage--and you never turned yo' head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.”
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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 ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lance Cleaverage--and you never turned yo' head.
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From this reading THE ASKING.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.
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From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lance Cleaverage--and you never turned yo' head.
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From this reading "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
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From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
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From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lance Cleaverage--and you never turned yo' head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASKING.
up to a particular time
From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I got to set down awhile till I can ketch my breath," the girl said jerkily.
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From this reading Lance Cleaverage--and you never turned yo' head.
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From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON the comb of a tall ridge back of the Cleaverage place, Ola Derf caught up with Lance at last.
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From this reading "I reckon I run half a mile hollerin' yo' name every step.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lance Cleaverage--and you never turned yo' head.
