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Chapter IV
I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home. Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand. My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of. "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she. "It's not a gentleman's hat at all.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.”
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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 "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
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From this reading "It's not a gentleman's hat at all.
any thing at all
From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
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From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
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From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
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From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
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From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
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From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading "It's not a gentleman's hat at all.
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From this reading "It's not a gentleman's hat at all.
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From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
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From this reading "It's not a gentleman's hat at all.
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From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
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From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
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From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
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From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
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From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
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From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
at the time that
From this reading My mother's protests, when she saw me, however, were not so easy to dispose of.
which person or people
From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
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From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some people will laugh at anything they do not understand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Tommy, it makes you look like a common cheap-jack," said she.
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From this reading I set down to envy or ignorance the jeers of the village youths who encountered me on my way home.
