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Chapter XI
And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy. "But we can spruce him up," says Pinckney. "There are four hours to do it in." "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract." That don't bother Pinckney any.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."”
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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 And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
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From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
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From this reading That don't bother Pinckney any.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are four hours to do it in."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."
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From this reading "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."
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From this reading That don't bother Pinckney any.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we can spruce him up," says Pinckney.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But we can spruce him up," says Pinckney.
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From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
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From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
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From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
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From this reading "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."
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From this reading "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There are four hours to do it in."
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From this reading That don't bother Pinckney any.
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From this reading "There are four hours to do it in."
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From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But we can spruce him up," says Pinckney.
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From this reading "There are four hours to do it in."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There are four hours to do it in."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There are four hours to do it in."
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From this reading "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."
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From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."
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From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
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From this reading "But we can spruce him up," says Pinckney.
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From this reading "But we can spruce him up," says Pinckney.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
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From this reading "There are four hours to do it in."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
something that needs very little effort
From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
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From this reading "But we can spruce him up," says Pinckney.
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From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But we can spruce him up," says Pinckney.
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From this reading "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."
at the time that
From this reading And when Pinckney comes to take a close view, he agrees that Mr. Cobb is a trifle fuzzy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Four weeks would be better," says I; "it's considerable of a contract."
