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Chapter XVII
Midmore fairly gasped. 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?' Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought. 'I'll tell you,' he said slowly. ''Twas too dam' like cheatin' a suckin' baby.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I'll tell you,' he said slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'”
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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 ''Twas too dam' like cheatin' a suckin' baby.
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From this reading ''Twas too dam' like cheatin' a suckin' baby.
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From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading ''Twas too dam' like cheatin' a suckin' baby.
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From this reading ''Twas too dam' like cheatin' a suckin' baby.
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From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
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From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
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From this reading Midmore fairly gasped.
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From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading Midmore fairly gasped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I'll tell you,' he said slowly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading 'I'll tell you,' he said slowly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
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From this reading ''Twas too dam' like cheatin' a suckin' baby.
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From this reading Midmore fairly gasped.
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From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
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From this reading 'I'll tell you,' he said slowly.
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From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
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From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'll tell you,' he said slowly.
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From this reading ''Twas too dam' like cheatin' a suckin' baby.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I'll tell you,' he said slowly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sidney sat down on the floodgates, his eyebrows knitted in thought.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading ''Twas too dam' like cheatin' a suckin' baby.
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From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading ''Twas too dam' like cheatin' a suckin' baby.
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From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
at the time that
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
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From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Then, why the devil did you turn my carts back when--when I sent them up here to do it throughout for you?'
