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Chapter III
"What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie. "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss. Was there a King with Gus Ingle's crowd? Or a Honeycutt? No, but there was a Brodie!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.”
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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 "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No, but there was a Brodie!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading Was there a King with Gus Ingle's crowd?
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
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From this reading Was there a King with Gus Ingle's crowd?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading Or a Honeycutt?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
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From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading Was there a King with Gus Ingle's crowd?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading Was there a King with Gus Ingle's crowd?
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
not any; not one
From this reading No, but there was a Brodie!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's mine, anyhow, more than any other man's; I could prove it by law if I gave the snap of a finger for what the law deals out, hit or miss.
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From this reading Was there a King with Gus Ingle's crowd?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was there a King with Gus Ingle's crowd?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What I come for I'm going to have," announced Brodie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was there a King with Gus Ingle's crowd?
