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Chapter VIII
AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK. The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner. After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon. Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another. The so-styled bargains proved to be more or less false.
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later than; following
From this reading “After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.”
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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 they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
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From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
later than; following
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
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From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
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From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The so-styled bargains proved to be more or less false.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The so-styled bargains proved to be more or less false.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
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From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The so-styled bargains proved to be more or less false.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The so-styled bargains proved to be more or less false.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
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From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The so-styled bargains proved to be more or less false.
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From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The so-styled bargains proved to be more or less false.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The so-styled bargains proved to be more or less false.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Andrew Dilks had cut several advertisements of bargains from the morning papers, and these they hunted up one after another.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After they had drawn up and signed such papers as they deemed proper between themselves, they set out to look for a horse and wagon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-made partner.
