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Chapter VI
RUTH. (_indifferently_) Yes, I suppose he has. (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now. The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy. All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “(_indifferently_) Yes, I suppose he has.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “(_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “(_indifferently_) Yes, I suppose he has.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “(_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.”
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From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.
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From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.
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From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_indifferently_) Yes, I suppose he has.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_indifferently_) Yes, I suppose he has.
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From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_indifferently_) Yes, I suppose he has.
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From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
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From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.
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From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
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From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
above and across; more than
From this reading (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.
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From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
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From this reading RUTH.
a person, without saying who
From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (_indifferently_) Yes, I suppose he has.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
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From this reading (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading (_Gayly_) But thank the Lord, all those days are over now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
at the time that
From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the farm’s ever needed was someone with the knack of looking ahead and preparing for what’s going to happen.
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From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
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From this reading (_indifferently_) Yes, I suppose he has.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The “hard luck” Rob’s always blaming won’t last long when you take hold, Andy.
