One dollar and eighty-seven cents.
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Chapter I
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it.
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forcing someone to agree by behaving in a determined or threatening way
From this reading “Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.”
a suggestion that someone is responsible for a fault or bad quality
From this reading “Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.”
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources
From this reading “Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.”
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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 Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading That was all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One dollar and eighty-seven cents.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
forcing someone to agree by behaving in a determined or threatening way
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading One dollar and eighty-seven cents.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Three times Della counted it.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Three times Della counted it.
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From this reading One dollar and eighty-seven cents.
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From this reading One dollar and eighty-seven cents.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
a suggestion that someone is responsible for a fault or bad quality
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And sixty cents of it was in pennies.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And sixty cents of it was in pennies.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And sixty cents of it was in pennies.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One dollar and eighty-seven cents.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading And sixty cents of it was in pennies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading And sixty cents of it was in pennies.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Three times Della counted it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Three times Della counted it.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
up to a particular time
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
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From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
What is the central focus and narrative progression in 'Act 01: One Dollar and Eighty-Seven Cents & The Queen of Sheba's Hair'?
How does the narrator establish the atmosphere and intellectual tone in this section?
What pedagogical insight can an advanced English scholar derive from this passage?
