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Chapter V
JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!" "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer! Aw, chase yerself!" "Ding, ding!" For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!”
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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 For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading Aw, chase yerself!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
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From this reading Aw, chase yerself!"
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
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From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
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From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
not any; not one
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
which person or people
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading Aw, chase yerself!"
