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Chapter VI
“ABOUT THAT HALF-DOLLAR.” AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate. Still no deacon; would he never return? Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly. Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““ABOUT THAT HALF-DOLLAR.””
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still no deacon; would he never return?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still no deacon; would he never return?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Still no deacon; would he never return?”
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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 AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “ABOUT THAT HALF-DOLLAR.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
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From this reading Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.
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From this reading Still no deacon; would he never return?
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From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
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From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
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From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.
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From this reading “ABOUT THAT HALF-DOLLAR.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
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From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
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From this reading Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still no deacon; would he never return?
not any; not one
From this reading Still no deacon; would he never return?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
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From this reading Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.
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From this reading Still no deacon; would he never return?
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From this reading Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.
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From this reading Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still no deacon; would he never return?
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “ABOUT THAT HALF-DOLLAR.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
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From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
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From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack watched the clock, and thought he had never seen the pointers move so slowly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three or four times he went to the door to listen; and at last he walked down to the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT every sound of wheels Jack started; and more than once he imagined he heard a wagon stop at the gate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still no deacon; would he never return?
