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Chapter XXXI
THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray. "The million is gone--all gone. I'm as poor as Job's turkey. It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me. He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm as poor as Job's turkey.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.”
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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 insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.
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From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
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From this reading It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.
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From this reading It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.
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From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading "The million is gone--all gone.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.
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From this reading I'm as poor as Job's turkey.
demanded something firmly
From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The million is gone--all gone.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading I'm as poor as Job's turkey.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.
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From this reading "The million is gone--all gone.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
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From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm as poor as Job's turkey.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading It's up to Jones, but I don't see how he can decide against me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading He insisted on making a pauper of me and he can't have the heart to throw me down now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
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From this reading I'm as poor as Job's turkey.
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From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE "It's all up to Jones now," kept running through Brewster's brain as he drove off to keep his appointment with Peggy Gray.
