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Chapter V
"And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass. Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas." "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove. "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher." "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
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From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
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From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
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From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
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From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
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From this reading "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
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From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
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From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
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From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
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From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
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From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
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From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
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From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
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From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
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From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
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From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
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From this reading "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
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From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
not any; not one
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
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From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
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From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
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From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
at the time that
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
