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Chapter V
"And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on. "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it. You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up. Ain't that the size of it, pally?" "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.”
for the reason that
From this reading “You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.”
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From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
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From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
for the reason that
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
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From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
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From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
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From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
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From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
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From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
