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Chapter II
"Yes, you can," returned the shepherd boy. "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic. You can't even add, much less divide." "Maybe you can tell me how," said Jimmieboy. "Certainly, I can," said the shepherd boy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can't even add, much less divide."”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “"It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, you can," returned the shepherd boy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Maybe you can tell me how," said Jimmieboy.”
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From this reading You can't even add, much less divide."
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From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
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From this reading "Yes, you can," returned the shepherd boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yes, you can," returned the shepherd boy.
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From this reading You can't even add, much less divide."
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From this reading "Certainly, I can," said the shepherd boy.
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From this reading You can't even add, much less divide."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can't even add, much less divide."
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
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From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
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From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
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From this reading "Maybe you can tell me how," said Jimmieboy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
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From this reading You can't even add, much less divide."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maybe you can tell me how," said Jimmieboy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Maybe you can tell me how," said Jimmieboy.
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From this reading You can't even add, much less divide."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, you can," returned the shepherd boy.
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From this reading "Maybe you can tell me how," said Jimmieboy.
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From this reading "Yes, you can," returned the shepherd boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Maybe you can tell me how," said Jimmieboy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, you can," returned the shepherd boy.
at the time that
From this reading "It's easy enough, when you know how, but I suppose you don't know how, not having studied arithmetic.
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From this reading "Yes, you can," returned the shepherd boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, you can," returned the shepherd boy.
