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Chapter XXXV
"ON THE WAR TRAIL." There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff. "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain. "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time." "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
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 “There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.”
later than; following
From this reading “"He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."”
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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 "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
later than; following
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
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From this reading "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
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From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
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From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
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From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
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From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "ON THE WAR TRAIL."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "ON THE WAR TRAIL."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
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From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ON THE WAR TRAIL."
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From this reading "ON THE WAR TRAIL."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
