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Chapter IX
The Old Life--and the New. Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody. The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick. Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two. I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.”
later than; following
From this reading “Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.”
any person at all
From this reading “Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.”
for the reason that
From this reading “I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Old Life--and the New.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.”
during the time that
From this reading “The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.”
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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 The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
later than; following
From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
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From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Old Life--and the New.
any person at all
From this reading Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.
for the reason that
From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Old Life--and the New.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading The Old Life--and the New.
not any; not one
From this reading Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading The Old Life--and the New.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
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From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Old Life--and the New.
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From this reading Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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From this reading I told him things about Montana that made him look painful because he hardly liked to call me a liar to my face; and the funny part was that I was telling him the truth.
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From this reading Rankin was about all the recreation I had, and he palled after the first day or two.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that I was there, I was no good to anybody.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
during the time that
From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
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From this reading The nurse wouldn't let me put my nose inside dad's door for a week, and I hadn't the heart to go out much while he was so sick.
