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Chapter X
"Good land! Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How. Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny." The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses. Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good land!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."”
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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 Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
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From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
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From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
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From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good land!
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From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
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From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
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From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
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From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading "Good land!
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
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From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
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From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
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From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
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From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
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From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
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From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
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From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
