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Chapter VII
“I beg pardon,” Grief said. “I ought to have known better.” “That's all right,” Hall interposed. “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work. Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I ought to have known better.””
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““I ought to have known better.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That's all right,” Hall interposed.”
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From this reading “That's all right,” Hall interposed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
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From this reading “I beg pardon,” Grief said.
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From this reading “I ought to have known better.”
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From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I beg pardon,” Grief said.
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From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That's all right,” Hall interposed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ought to have known better.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I beg pardon,” Grief said.
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From this reading “That's all right,” Hall interposed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
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From this reading “I ought to have known better.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to have known better.”
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From this reading “I beg pardon,” Grief said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's all right,” Hall interposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I beg pardon,” Grief said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That's all right,” Hall interposed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
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From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I ought to have known better.”
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From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
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From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
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From this reading “The trouble is they're too much talk and not enough work.
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From this reading Have to be severe with them, or they wouldn't get enough shell to pay their grub.”
