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Chapter IV
"Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name. Said hobo got up. "Vagrancy, your Honor," said the bailiff, and his Honor said, "Thirty days." And so it went, fifteen seconds and thirty days to each hobo. The machine of justice was grinding smoothly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so it went, fifteen seconds and thirty days to each hobo.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
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From this reading "Vagrancy, your Honor," said the bailiff, and his Honor said, "Thirty days."
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From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
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From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And so it went, fifteen seconds and thirty days to each hobo.
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From this reading And so it went, fifteen seconds and thirty days to each hobo.
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From this reading Said hobo got up.
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From this reading The machine of justice was grinding smoothly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
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From this reading Said hobo got up.
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From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
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From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it went, fifteen seconds and thirty days to each hobo.
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From this reading The machine of justice was grinding smoothly.
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From this reading The machine of justice was grinding smoothly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The machine of justice was grinding smoothly.
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From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
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From this reading And so it went, fifteen seconds and thirty days to each hobo.
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From this reading The machine of justice was grinding smoothly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it went, fifteen seconds and thirty days to each hobo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Vagrancy, your Honor," said the bailiff, and his Honor said, "Thirty days."
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From this reading "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo's name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so it went, fifteen seconds and thirty days to each hobo.
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From this reading Said hobo got up.
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From this reading "Vagrancy, your Honor," said the bailiff, and his Honor said, "Thirty days."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The machine of justice was grinding smoothly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so it went, fifteen seconds and thirty days to each hobo.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Vagrancy, your Honor," said the bailiff, and his Honor said, "Thirty days."
