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Chapter VI
A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine. --Kipling. The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon. Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter. The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.”
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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 PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
next to; at the side of
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
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From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
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From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
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From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
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From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
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From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
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From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
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From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
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From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
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From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
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From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
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From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
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From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
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From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
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From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
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From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
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From this reading --Kipling.
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From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
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From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
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From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
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From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
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From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
