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Chapter XIII
THE CLEVER CHINAMAN AT WORK. Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said: "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?" "Yes, that's it. You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.
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acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.”
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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 You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CLEVER CHINAMAN AT WORK.
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From this reading THE CLEVER CHINAMAN AT WORK.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, that's it.
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
not any; not one
From this reading Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:
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From this reading You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.
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From this reading Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:
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From this reading You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.
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From this reading Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said:
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From this reading "Yes, that's it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLEVER CHINAMAN AT WORK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading You seem to understand pretty well for a Chinee.
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading THE CLEVER CHINAMAN AT WORK.
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From this reading "Yes, that's it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
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From this reading "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
