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Chapter XI
TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile. "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?" "Corns, or backache?" says I. "Not plasters," says he; "plastic; in short, sculpture." "Never sculped a sculpin," says I.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never sculped a sculpin," says I.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “"Not plasters," says he; "plastic; in short, sculpture."”
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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 TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
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From this reading "Corns, or backache?" says I.
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
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From this reading "Corns, or backache?" says I.
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not plasters," says he; "plastic; in short, sculpture."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never sculped a sculpin," says I.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not plasters," says he; "plastic; in short, sculpture."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Corns, or backache?" says I.
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From this reading "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not plasters," says he; "plastic; in short, sculpture."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never sculped a sculpin," says I.
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From this reading "Never sculped a sculpin," says I.
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From this reading "Not plasters," says he; "plastic; in short, sculpture."
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "Not plasters," says he; "plastic; in short, sculpture."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
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From this reading "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
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From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY As Mr. Robert hangs up the desk 'phone and turns to me I catches him smotherin' a smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Torchy," says he, "are you a patron of the plastic art?"
