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Chapter IX
"Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition. "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes. I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull. And Nat Wills is another poor lot. Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And Nat Wills is another poor lot.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Nat Wills is another poor lot.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.”
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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 "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
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From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
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From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
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From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
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From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
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From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
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From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
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From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
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From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
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From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
