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Chapter XI
ME. SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford. "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't." "We thought we wouldn't bring her up to-night," replied Lawry coldly. "I knew you wouldn't, my boy.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We thought we wouldn't bring her up to-night," replied Lawry coldly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We thought we wouldn't bring her up to-night," replied Lawry coldly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
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From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
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From this reading "I knew you wouldn't, my boy.
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From this reading "We thought we wouldn't bring her up to-night," replied Lawry coldly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
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From this reading "We thought we wouldn't bring her up to-night," replied Lawry coldly.
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From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
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From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
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From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ME.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I knew you wouldn't, my boy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We thought we wouldn't bring her up to-night," replied Lawry coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
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From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
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From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We thought we wouldn't bring her up to-night," replied Lawry coldly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
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From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
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From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We thought we wouldn't bring her up to-night," replied Lawry coldly.
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From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHERWOOD AND PARTY "Well, Lawry, I don't see the steamer at the ferry-landing," said Ben Wilford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know, you promised to have her up here to-night; but I knew you wouldn't."
