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Chapter III
Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work. And the boy is not far wrong. This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works. The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own. He is, like a barrel of beer, always on draft.
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every person
From this reading “This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.”
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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 This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
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From this reading He is, like a barrel of beer, always on draft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the boy is not far wrong.
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From this reading He is, like a barrel of beer, always on draft.
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From this reading He is, like a barrel of beer, always on draft.
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From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
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From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
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From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
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From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
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From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
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From this reading He is, like a barrel of beer, always on draft.
every person
From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
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From this reading And the boy is not far wrong.
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From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is, like a barrel of beer, always on draft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
not any; not one
From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
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From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
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From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
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From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
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From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
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From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
which person or people
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trouble with the boy's life is, that he has no time that he can call his own.
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From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is what women and boys have to do on a farm, wait upon everybody who works.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doing the regular work of this world is not much, the boy thinks, but the wearisome part is the waiting on the people who do the work.
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From this reading And the boy is not far wrong.
