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Chapter I
Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures? I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg. No, he wasn’t. It only just p’isoned him for more. That was all the effect it had.
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later than; following
From this reading “Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.”
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later than; following
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
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From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
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From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
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From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
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From this reading That was all the effect it had.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
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From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, he wasn’t.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
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From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
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From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
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From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
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From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
not any; not one
From this reading No, he wasn’t.
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From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
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From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
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From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
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From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
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From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
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From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all the effect it had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
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From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
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From this reading No, he wasn’t.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
