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Chapter VIII
For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE. Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter. "What idiotic stuff have you in your head? Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool? You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.”
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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 For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
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From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
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From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
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From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
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From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
up to a particular time
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
