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Chapter XXXIII
“Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am. It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces. I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse. Talk of twenty pounds, for that pony! Ten, and lucky to get it!’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.”
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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 It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
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From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
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From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
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From this reading Ten, and lucky to get it!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
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From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
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From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
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From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten, and lucky to get it!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
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From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
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From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Talk of twenty pounds, for that pony!
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From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
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From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
above and across; more than
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
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From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Talk of twenty pounds, for that pony!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Talk of twenty pounds, for that pony!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten, and lucky to get it!’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Talk of twenty pounds, for that pony!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
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From this reading Talk of twenty pounds, for that pony!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a mouse pony, five year old, sound, good temper, pretty little paces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, ma’am; and I’ve seen the pony for little Miss Gyp this morning, ma’am.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I says to the man: ’Don’t you come it over me,’ I says; ’I was born on an ’orse.
