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Chapter X
“Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information. “Yas; 'mos' two buckets.” “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop. “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'. All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.”
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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
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From this reading “Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”
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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
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From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
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From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
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From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.
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From this reading “Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”
at the time that
From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
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From this reading “Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”
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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
