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Chapter XVII
When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself. Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can. "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.... Poor Jo! Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....”
later than; following
From this reading “Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Jo!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
later than; following
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
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From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
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From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
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From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
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From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Jo!
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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
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From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
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From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
at the time that
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
