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Chapter X
"It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist. It is the _choir_. There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there. But Lor! Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?
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acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “"It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?”
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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 There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Lor!
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From this reading It is the _choir_.
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From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?
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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?
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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
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From this reading But Lor!
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From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?
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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?
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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
