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Chapter IV
DOOLITTLE. Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor. She’s that kind of woman: you know. I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine. I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She’s that kind of woman: you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.”
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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 I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
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From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
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From this reading I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
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From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
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From this reading DOOLITTLE.
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From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
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From this reading Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor.
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From this reading I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
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From this reading She’s that kind of woman: you know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She’s that kind of woman: you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
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From this reading I brought it to her just to oblige you like, and make myself agreeable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She’s that kind of woman: you know.
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From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
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From this reading She’s that kind of woman: you know.
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From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She’s that kind of woman: you know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had to give the boy a penny afore he trusted me with it, the little swine.
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From this reading Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor.
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From this reading She’s that kind of woman: you know.
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From this reading Landlady wouldn’t have trusted me with it, Governor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She’s that kind of woman: you know.
