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Chapter VIII
“Don't know. I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.” “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?” “She didn't hove no plates,” said Abner gravely; “did she say she did?” “No, no!” returned Byers hastily, in crimson confusion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don't know.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No, no!” returned Byers hastily, in crimson confusion.”
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From this reading “She didn't hove no plates,” said Abner gravely; “did she say she did?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
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From this reading “No, no!” returned Byers hastily, in crimson confusion.
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From this reading “No, no!” returned Byers hastily, in crimson confusion.
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From this reading “No, no!” returned Byers hastily, in crimson confusion.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
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From this reading “She didn't hove no plates,” said Abner gravely; “did she say she did?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
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From this reading “Don't know.
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From this reading “She didn't hove no plates,” said Abner gravely; “did she say she did?”
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From this reading “No, no!” returned Byers hastily, in crimson confusion.
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From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
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From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.”
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From this reading I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.”
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From this reading I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.”
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From this reading I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't know.
not any; not one
From this reading “She didn't hove no plates,” said Abner gravely; “did she say she did?”
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From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
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From this reading I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, no!” returned Byers hastily, in crimson confusion.
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From this reading “She didn't hove no plates,” said Abner gravely; “did she say she did?”
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From this reading “She didn't hove no plates,” said Abner gravely; “did she say she did?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
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From this reading I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.”
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From this reading I reckon that's jest whar the incompatibility kem in.”
at the time that
From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
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From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And when she hove plates at your head, wot did you do?”
