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Chapter XIII
"Haven't you dined, Curtis?" cried Laura. "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam. But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust. Heigho, I sure am tired. It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Haven't you dined, Curtis?" cried Laura.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heigho, I sure am tired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.”
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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 "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Heigho, I sure am tired.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
the two together, not just one
From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
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From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Haven't you dined, Curtis?" cried Laura.
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From this reading "Haven't you dined, Curtis?" cried Laura.
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From this reading "Haven't you dined, Curtis?" cried Laura.
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From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
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From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
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From this reading "Haven't you dined, Curtis?" cried Laura.
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From this reading Heigho, I sure am tired.
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From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
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From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
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From this reading "Haven't you dined, Curtis?" cried Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
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From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
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From this reading "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam.
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From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
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From this reading "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam.
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From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
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From this reading "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam.
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From this reading "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heigho, I sure am tired.
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From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
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From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
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From this reading Heigho, I sure am tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It takes it out of you, Mr. Corthell, to make five hundred thousand in about ten hours."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
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From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But we were both so excited we might as well have eaten sawdust.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, I had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Haven't you dined, Curtis?" cried Laura.
