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Chapter XI
"No," said the show-woman, with surprise. "Won't you let Comstock box my ears?" "I'll box his if he does," was the indignant answer. The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands. "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Won't you let Comstock box my ears?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.”
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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 "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
later than; following
From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
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From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
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From this reading "I'll box his if he does," was the indignant answer.
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
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From this reading "Won't you let Comstock box my ears?"
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From this reading "Won't you let Comstock box my ears?"
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll box his if he does," was the indignant answer.
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From this reading "Won't you let Comstock box my ears?"
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
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From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll box his if he does," was the indignant answer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll box his if he does," was the indignant answer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
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From this reading "I'll box his if he does," was the indignant answer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'll box his if he does," was the indignant answer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
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From this reading "I'll box his if he does," was the indignant answer.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
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From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Won't you let Comstock box my ears?"
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
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From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Won't you let Comstock box my ears?"
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From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said the show-woman, with surprise.
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From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
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From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
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From this reading "No," said the show-woman, with surprise.
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From this reading "No," said the show-woman, with surprise.
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From this reading "No," said the show-woman, with surprise.
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," said the show-woman, with surprise.
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From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll box his if he does," was the indignant answer.
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From this reading "Well," said Gerty, after a pause, "I ain't a great lady, no more 'n nothin'.
at the time that
From this reading The gravest contest that had ever arisen in the museum was when Monsieur Comstock, teased beyond endurance, had thus taken the law into his own hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No," said the show-woman, with surprise.
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From this reading "Won't you let Comstock box my ears?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Won't you let Comstock box my ears?"
