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"'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he. 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.' "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.' "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet. They didn't know when he'd be down.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They didn't know when he'd be down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “"'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.”
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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 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
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From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They didn't know when he'd be down.
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From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't know when he'd be down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
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From this reading They didn't know when he'd be down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
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From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
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From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
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From this reading They didn't know when he'd be down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
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From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They didn't know when he'd be down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
not any; not one
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dr. Hoskins, the only doctor here, is a brother-in-law of the Mayor, and they won't allow no fake doctor to practice in town.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
at the time that
From this reading They didn't know when he'd be down.
in or to any place at all
From this reading "'I don't practice medicine,' says I, 'I've got a State peddler's license, and I take out a city one wherever they demand it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I went to the Mayor's office the next morning and they told me he hadn't showed up yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Oh, you won't stand no show in Fisher Hill,' says he.
