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Chapter VIII
She sighed. "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes. Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself. That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood. Ah! my father was a proper hard man.
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later than; following
From this reading “Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.”
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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 Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
later than; following
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading Ah! my father was a proper hard man.
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From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
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From this reading Ah! my father was a proper hard man.
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From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading Ah! my father was a proper hard man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
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From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading Ah! my father was a proper hard man.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
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From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
not any; not one
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading Ah! my father was a proper hard man.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sighed.
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From this reading She sighed.
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From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
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From this reading That was all done up for me that night I had the moon in me blood.
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From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
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From this reading Well, after he was gone, I said to myself: 'I'll take a holiday and go an' see my daughter married.'" She laughed--"I never had no pink and white and blue little things myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was kind of you; and I feel to want to talk sometimes.
