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Chapter IV
The butcher looked at her in dismay. "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said. "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too." "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port. "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The butcher looked at her in dismay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"”
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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 "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
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From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
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From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
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From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
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From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
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From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
at the time that
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
