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Chapter VI
A day or two later the lad was on his feet again. Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past. They abhor bed. So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service. "Wait a bit, Sandor, my boy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.”
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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 A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
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From this reading They abhor bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
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From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
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From this reading They abhor bed.
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From this reading "Wait a bit, Sandor, my boy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
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From this reading "Wait a bit, Sandor, my boy.
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From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
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From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
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From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
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From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
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From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
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From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
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From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
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From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
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From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
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From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Wait a bit, Sandor, my boy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
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From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
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From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
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From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait a bit, Sandor, my boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They abhor bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait a bit, Sandor, my boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day or two later the lad was on his feet again.
at the time that
From this reading Such tough fellows as he, born and bred on the puszta, do not linger long on the sick list when once the crisis is past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So on the third day he told the doctor that he wished to get back to the horses at his place of service.
