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Chapter XIII
FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it. Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day. And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long. Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now. What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.”
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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 And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
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From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
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From this reading What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
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From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
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From this reading What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
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From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
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From this reading Maybe she did do her first travelin' up and down Broadway in a horse stage; but that ain't the way she wants to cover the ground now.
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From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?
which person or people
From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
but in spite of that
From this reading FIRST AID FOR THE MAIN STEM Well, I ain't been adopted yet; but it's the next thing to it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think she springs at the dinner table the other night?
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From this reading And, say, for a ripe old party, she's younger in her mind than lots of folks I know who ain't lived half so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me and Zenobia are gettin' to understand each other better every day.
