They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
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They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling. And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up. But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any. I reckoned they’d turn pale. But no, nary a pale did they turn.
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very attractive; capturing interest
From this reading “They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.”
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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 They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But no, nary a pale did they turn.
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
very attractive; capturing interest
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
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From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
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From this reading But no, nary a pale did they turn.
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From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
not any; not one
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
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From this reading I reckoned they’d turn pale.
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From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
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From this reading I reckoned they’d turn pale.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
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From this reading I reckoned they’d turn pale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading I reckoned they’d turn pale.
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From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
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From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
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From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
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From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
