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Chapter III
“First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.” “How much’ll it be?” says I. “Depends on how many men Silas Doolittle hires. Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill. That would mean about a hunderd dollars.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That would mean about a hunderd dollars.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.””
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would mean about a hunderd dollars.””
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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 That would mean about a hunderd dollars.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That would mean about a hunderd dollars.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “How much’ll it be?” says I.
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From this reading “Depends on how many men Silas Doolittle hires.
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From this reading That would mean about a hunderd dollars.”
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From this reading “Depends on how many men Silas Doolittle hires.
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From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
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From this reading “Depends on how many men Silas Doolittle hires.
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
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From this reading That would mean about a hunderd dollars.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How much’ll it be?” says I.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How much’ll it be?” says I.
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From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
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From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
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From this reading “Depends on how many men Silas Doolittle hires.
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
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From this reading That would mean about a hunderd dollars.”
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
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From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
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From this reading “How much’ll it be?” says I.
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Depends on how many men Silas Doolittle hires.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
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From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Depends on how many men Silas Doolittle hires.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That would mean about a hunderd dollars.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Looks to me like f-five or six men ought to run this mill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First thing we got to think of,” says Mark, “is how we’re g-g-goin’ to git the money to p-pay off the men Saturday night.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would mean about a hunderd dollars.”
