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Chapter XXII
Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee. “Well, you must do as you please! Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help. Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies. Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Well, you must do as you please!”
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading “Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, you must do as you please!”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?”
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From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, you must do as you please!
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From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, you must do as you please!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
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From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
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From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
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From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
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From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
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From this reading Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.
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From this reading Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.
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From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
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From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
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From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Well, you must do as you please!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
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From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
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From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
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From this reading “Well, you must do as you please!
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
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From this reading Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.
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From this reading Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.
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From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeing him laugh, she sprang on to his knee.
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From this reading “Well, you must do as you please!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether they pay taxes to you or to the Government, what difference does it make to them?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Bless me! plunder the men--go ahead, and I will help.
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From this reading Men are not worth loving; Napoleon killed them off like flies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, you must do as you please!
