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Chapter V
"Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done. They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu. Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'." "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added. "They'm all a-foot, I do b'lieve."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.”
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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 They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
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From this reading "They'm all a-foot, I do b'lieve."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
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From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
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From this reading "They'm all a-foot, I do b'lieve."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
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From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
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From this reading "They'm all a-foot, I do b'lieve."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
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From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
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From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
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From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
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From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
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From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
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From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
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From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
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From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
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From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
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From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
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From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
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From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
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From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
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From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
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From this reading "They'm all a-foot, I do b'lieve."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
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From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They Penns be a pauper lot--him a fish-jouster as ain't so much as his awn donkey an' cart, an' lame tu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that 'twas his awn fault, I s'pose, but they do say a lame chap's never caught in a good trick notwithstandin'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here comes the weddeners!" said Joan, "but 'tedn' a very braave shaw," she added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure I'm glad to hear it, Sally, 'cause if he caan't do everything, everything won't be done.
