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Chapter IX
LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail. "What's your complaint, Spaghetti?" It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate. He's some kind of a foreigner, and that's enough. Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.”
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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 It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
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From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading "What's your complaint, Spaghetti?"
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading He's some kind of a foreigner, and that's enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading He's some kind of a foreigner, and that's enough.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading He's some kind of a foreigner, and that's enough.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading He's some kind of a foreigner, and that's enough.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He's some kind of a foreigner, and that's enough.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
above and across; more than
From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading He's some kind of a foreigner, and that's enough.
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From this reading "What's your complaint, Spaghetti?"
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading He's some kind of a foreigner, and that's enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
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From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, from the fidgety way he's grippin' his hat in both hands, and the hesitating sidlin' style he has of makin' his approach, I figured he must be a stray that had got the wrong number.
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From this reading LATE RETURNS ON POPOVER "Well?" says I, keepin' my feet up on the desk and glancin' casual over the brass rail.
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From this reading "What's your complaint, Spaghetti?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
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From this reading It's a wrong guess, to begin with; but I wa'n't even takin' the trouble to place him accurate.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's your complaint, Spaghetti?"
