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Chapter XIII
WHO'S THAT CALLING? I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me. As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to. That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up. He glared as if he would have liked to eat me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.”
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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 That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
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From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
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From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
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From this reading WHO'S THAT CALLING?
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From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
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From this reading He glared as if he would have liked to eat me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
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From this reading He glared as if he would have liked to eat me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
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From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
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From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
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From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
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From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
no person; not anyone
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
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From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
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From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
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From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHO'S THAT CALLING?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
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From this reading That I should dare to speak to him like that--him so big, and me so small, and him a great gentleman, and me just nothing and nobody--it did put his back up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was, I'm sure he would have liked to.
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From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
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From this reading WHO'S THAT CALLING?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do believe, if we'd been alone, he would have struck me.
