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Chapter XV
When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes. "Did you see?" she gasped. "He ate the _whole_ pot of beans!" "Sure I seen him," and he grinned. "But--he'll eat us out of house and home!
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.”
later than; following
From this reading “When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure I seen him," and he grinned.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
later than; following
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sure I seen him," and he grinned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
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From this reading "He ate the _whole_ pot of beans!"
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From this reading "He ate the _whole_ pot of beans!"
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But--he'll eat us out of house and home!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you see?" she gasped.
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
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From this reading "But--he'll eat us out of house and home!
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
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From this reading "Did you see?" she gasped.
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From this reading "Sure I seen him," and he grinned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He ate the _whole_ pot of beans!"
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From this reading "But--he'll eat us out of house and home!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sure I seen him," and he grinned.
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From this reading "But--he'll eat us out of house and home!
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
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From this reading "But--he'll eat us out of house and home!
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sure I seen him," and he grinned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He ate the _whole_ pot of beans!"
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From this reading "But--he'll eat us out of house and home!
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From this reading "He ate the _whole_ pot of beans!"
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you see?" she gasped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure I seen him," and he grinned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you see?" she gasped.
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From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure I seen him," and he grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But--he'll eat us out of house and home!
at the time that
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
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From this reading "He ate the _whole_ pot of beans!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Bull left the dining room that night after supper, Mrs. Bridewell looked across the table at her husband with horror in her eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you see?" she gasped.
