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Chapter X
“What are you going to do?” “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it. He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin. “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole. I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.”
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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 “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
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From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
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From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
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From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
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From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
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From this reading I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.
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From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.
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From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
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From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
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From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
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From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
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From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
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From this reading I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.
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From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.
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From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
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From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
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From this reading I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.
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From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
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From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.
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From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I owe you something for that, David; it did me a whole lot of good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
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From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
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From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
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From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
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From this reading “Some few days ago I met Lushing and we had a--er--well, a little disagreement, you might call it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
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From this reading “You beat him up and warned him to stay off the job if he wanted to keep his hide whole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He----” “I heard about it,” interrupted the boss of bosses, with a satisfied grin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
