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Chapter III
“I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way. Glad? 'George! it ain't any name for it. Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system. But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'George! it ain't any name for it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.””
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From this reading 'George! it ain't any name for it.
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From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading 'George! it ain't any name for it.
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'George! it ain't any name for it.
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From this reading 'George! it ain't any name for it.
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From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'George! it ain't any name for it.
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From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
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From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'George! it ain't any name for it.
not any; not one
From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
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From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
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From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
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From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
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From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
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From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
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From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I reckon we're all of us glad it's turned out this way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But no; he went poking up into the chaparral and just missed the whole thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dontchuknow, Archy could 've learnt something if he'd had the nous to stand by and take notice of how that man works the system.
