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"Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?" "Well, it would be difficult. I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?" "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance. I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, it would be difficult.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Well, it would be difficult.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, it would be difficult.
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From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.
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From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
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From this reading "Well, it would be difficult.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
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From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.
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From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
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From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
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From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
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From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
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From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
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From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
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From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
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From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.
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From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
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From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
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From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
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From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
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From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
not any; not one
From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
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From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
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From this reading "Well, it would be difficult.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Well, it would be difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
but in spite of that
From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
