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Chapter V
Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work. That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was. Mr. Atkins didn’t look like work. I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life. But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Atkins didn’t look like work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.”
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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 I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
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From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins didn’t look like work.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins didn’t look like work.
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From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
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From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
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From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
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From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
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From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins didn’t look like work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Atkins didn’t look like work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
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From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
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From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
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From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But then I looked at Catty, and his jaw was all squared up and there was a kind of a spark in his eye.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That last looked to me to be about as difficult as the other was.
which person or people
From this reading I never saw a man who looked less like it in my life.
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From this reading Catty had the rest of Thursday and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get together the things he had to have to paint Mr. Manning’s warehouse—and to convince his father he had to go to work.
