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Chapter XV
The Defiance of Gene Watkins. "Be I religious that a-way?" More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman. "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night. Be I religious? says you.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.”
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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 "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
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From this reading "Be I religious that a-way?"
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be I religious that a-way?"
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
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From this reading The Defiance of Gene Watkins.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading The Defiance of Gene Watkins.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Be I religious that a-way?"
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From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Defiance of Gene Watkins.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
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From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading "Be I religious that a-way?"
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From this reading Be I religious? says you.
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From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
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From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Be I religious that a-way?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Defiance of Gene Watkins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More to embark him on some current of conversation than from any gnawing eagerness to discover his creed, I had aimed the question at my Old Cattleman.
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From this reading "No," he continued, declining a proffered cigar, "I'll smoke my old pipe to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Defiance of Gene Watkins.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Be I religious? says you.
