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Chapter XII
THE PROFITS OF MINING. A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened. "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth. "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it." "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.”
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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 A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
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From this reading "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
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From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
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From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."
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From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
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From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
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From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
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From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
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From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
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From this reading "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
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From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
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From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
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From this reading "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
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From this reading "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
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From this reading THE PROFITS OF MINING.
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From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
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From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROFITS OF MINING.
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From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
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From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PROFITS OF MINING.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."
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From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
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From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFITS OF MINING.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It ain't a palace, but I shall kinder hate to leave it."
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It doesn't seem as if this was our last night in the old shanty," said Jake Bradley, taking the pipe from his mouth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few evenings later Ben and Bradley were sitting just outside the cabin as the twilight deepened.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got to feel very much at home here myself, Jake; still, I should like to get somewhere where it isn't quite so far out of the world."
