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Chapter V
"'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.' And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office. "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was. He was just a good fellow. When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was just a good fellow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.”
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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 He was just a good fellow.
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From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
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From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
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From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading He was just a good fellow.
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From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
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From this reading "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was just a good fellow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading He was just a good fellow.
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From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
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From this reading "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
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From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
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From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
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From this reading "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.
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From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now, you mustn't get the idea that Samp was the town drunkard, for he never was.
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
at the time that
From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
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From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
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From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
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From this reading When the second set of young fellows outgrew him and settled down, he picked up with the third, and his wife's brown alpaca began to be noticed more or less among the women.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And he would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dollars apiece for their damages and jolly his way down the street to his office.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
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From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
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From this reading "'Go it when you're young Samp, for when you're old you can't.'
