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Chapter VI
After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something. "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader. "They surely do," was the answer. "That's what we came here for." "Even those small leetle boy?"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.”
later than; following
From this reading “After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Even those small leetle boy?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's what we came here for."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Even those small leetle boy?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.”
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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 After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
later than; following
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
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From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
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From this reading "They surely do," was the answer.
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From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
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From this reading "That's what we came here for."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They surely do," was the answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Even those small leetle boy?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
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From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's what we came here for."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Even those small leetle boy?"
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From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
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From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Even those small leetle boy?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They surely do," was the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what we came here for."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Even those small leetle boy?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They surely do," was the answer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That's what we came here for."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what we came here for."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
