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Chapter IV
THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me. You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword. So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he? I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!” “Here comes the cook now!” exclaimed one of the dogs.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here comes the cook now!” exclaimed one of the dogs.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!””
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.”
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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 You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
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From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
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From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
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From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
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From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
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From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
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From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
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From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
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From this reading “Here comes the cook now!” exclaimed one of the dogs.
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From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
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From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
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From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
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From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
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From this reading “Here comes the cook now!” exclaimed one of the dogs.
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From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
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From this reading “Here comes the cook now!” exclaimed one of the dogs.
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From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
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From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
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From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
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From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
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From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
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From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here comes the cook now!” exclaimed one of the dogs.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
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From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
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From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
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From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
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From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
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From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the cook is going to catch me and bring me to the General, alive or dead, is he?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
at the time that
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I can tell him right now that he will never be able to give so much as one hair of my beard to him!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GENERAL RECAPTURES BILLY “Thank you, Miss Rosie de la France, for finding out so much for me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You certainly did have a narrow escape when under that davenport and you sneezed for you might have had your legs cut off by that officer’s sword.
