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Chapter VII
"I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks. "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker. "And I don't blame him, either. He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?" "No, I didn't.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “"And I don't blame him, either.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"”
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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 He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I don't blame him, either.
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From this reading "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker.
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading "And I don't blame him, either.
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
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From this reading "And I don't blame him, either.
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From this reading "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker.
one or the other of two
From this reading "And I don't blame him, either.
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker.
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker.
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I didn't.
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From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
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From this reading "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker.
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
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From this reading "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I just couldn't let him catch his death o' cold," explained the buxom Mrs. Banks.
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
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From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
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From this reading "He just simply won't go back into the house," said Mrs. Ducker.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He's afraid he might throw her out of a window and--and break her neck, didn't you say, Lucius?"
