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Chapter V
“Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man. “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about. But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much. This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor. I know it, to my cost!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
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From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
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From this reading I know it, to my cost!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.
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From this reading But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.
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From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
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From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know it, to my cost!
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
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From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
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From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
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From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
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From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know it, to my cost!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
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From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
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From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
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From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
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From this reading But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.
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From this reading But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
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From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
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From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know it, to my cost!
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From this reading This business of keeping cent-shops is overdone, like all other kinds of trade, handicraft, and bodily labor.
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From this reading “Well, that’s not so much matter,” remarked the other man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “These sour-tempered folks are mostly handy at business, and know pretty well what they are about.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, as you say, I don’t think she’ll do much.
