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Chapter XI
LEVER. If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't! COLONEL. [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that. Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “[Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “[Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.”
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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 Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.
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From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
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From this reading COLONEL.
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From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
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From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
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From this reading Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
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From this reading LEVER.
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From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
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From this reading Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.
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From this reading Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
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From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
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From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
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From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
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From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
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From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
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From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
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From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
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From this reading [Regretfully.] If this were an ordinary gold mine, I wouldn't dream of looking at it, I want you to understand that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you 're really thinking of taking shares--my advice to you is, don't!
