Chapter X

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading That's easy.

one or the other of two

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

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From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading "Not to see Nan?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading "Not to see Nan?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading That's easy.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

at the time that

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

but in spite of that

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."