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Chapter II
ALLISON IS SURPRISED. "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around. "Just try me and see; that's all." "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley. "You bet I wouldn't.
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any person at all
From this reading “"Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALLISON IS SURPRISED.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.”
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From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
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From this reading "Just try me and see; that's all."
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From this reading ALLISON IS SURPRISED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
any person at all
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
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From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
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From this reading "You bet I wouldn't.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
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From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
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From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALLISON IS SURPRISED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just try me and see; that's all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just try me and see; that's all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just try me and see; that's all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALLISON IS SURPRISED.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
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From this reading "Just try me and see; that's all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
up to a particular time
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
