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Chapter XV
“Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.” “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it. Come! take a trial!” ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him. But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.””
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.”
for the reason that
From this reading “But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come! take a trial!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come! take a trial!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.””
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?”
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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 Come! take a trial!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
for the reason that
From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
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From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”
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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come! take a trial!”
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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”
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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come! take a trial!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
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From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
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From this reading Come! take a trial!”
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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
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From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
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From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?
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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
