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Chapter XVIII
Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s. He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning. Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night. He said there was something _fine_ about having a dog set on you. He said he _liked_ it.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He said there was something _fine_ about having a dog set on you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “He said there was something _fine_ about having a dog set on you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He said there was something _fine_ about having a dog set on you.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.”
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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 He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He said there was something _fine_ about having a dog set on you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said there was something _fine_ about having a dog set on you.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He said there was something _fine_ about having a dog set on you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading He said he _liked_ it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
above and across; more than
From this reading Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He said there was something _fine_ about having a dog set on you.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning I hustled over to Catty’s.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
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From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
at the time that
From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
which person or people
From this reading He was up, and when I got there he was talking business to his father, who had a streak to want to go fishing that morning.
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From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Atkins said he was worked out and so respectable it hurt, and he wanted to get off somewheres so he could remember he was just a plain human being again that folks would set a dog on if he came around at night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said there was something _fine_ about having a dog set on you.
