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Chapter XI
_Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died? _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do? Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too? I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died. _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “_Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.”
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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 Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
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From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
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From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
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From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
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From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
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From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
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From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
not any; not one
From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
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From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
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From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
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From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
at the time that
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
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From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
but in spite of that
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
