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Chapter XXI
We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us. We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good. It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel. “We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I. “Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.”
except if; if not
From this reading ““Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.”
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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 We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
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From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
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From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
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From this reading “Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.
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From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
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From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
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From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.
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From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading “Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
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From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
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From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I.
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From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
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From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.
not any; not one
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading “We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I.
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From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
except if; if not
From this reading “Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.
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From this reading “We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading “We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to us to be just as hard to get a look at Kinderhook’s churn in his buggy as it was to get a look at it in his room at the hotel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We drove along at a pretty good clip for two or three miles and no ideas occurred to us.
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From this reading “We’ll just have to wait for somethin’ to turn up,” says I.
at the time that
From this reading We knew we had to do something before we got to Litchfield, but when it came to doing it we didn’t seem to be any good.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Things don’t never turn up unless you _make_ ’em,” says Catty.
