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Chapter XI
"I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right. But if you are, do you realize what you are proposing?" "I am not proposing anything; I am merely suggesting. But you needn't put in the factor of doubt. This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"I am not proposing anything; I am merely suggesting.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not proposing anything; I am merely suggesting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
any thing at all
From this reading "I am not proposing anything; I am merely suggesting.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you are, do you realize what you are proposing?"
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From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But if you are, do you realize what you are proposing?"
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From this reading But you needn't put in the factor of doubt.
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From this reading But you needn't put in the factor of doubt.
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From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you are, do you realize what you are proposing?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But you needn't put in the factor of doubt.
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From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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From this reading "I am not proposing anything; I am merely suggesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
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From this reading But you needn't put in the factor of doubt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not proposing anything; I am merely suggesting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But you needn't put in the factor of doubt.
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From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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From this reading But if you are, do you realize what you are proposing?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you needn't put in the factor of doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you are, do you realize what you are proposing?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am not proposing anything; I am merely suggesting.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
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From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But if you are, do you realize what you are proposing?"
at the time that
From this reading This labor trouble that is threatening to smash you is Jasper Grierson's reply to the move you made when you let me in and choked him off.
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From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wonder!" said the iron-founder musingly; and then: "I more than half believe you are right.
