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Chapter III
"Jim, how's your courting getting on?" Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers. "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile. "I'm afraid she's too much for me. We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.”
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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 Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading "I'm afraid she's too much for me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
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From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
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From this reading "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading "Jim, how's your courting getting on?"
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From this reading "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jim, how's your courting getting on?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
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From this reading "Jim, how's your courting getting on?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
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From this reading "I'm afraid she's too much for me.
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From this reading "Jim, how's your courting getting on?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid she's too much for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Jim, how's your courting getting on?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid she's too much for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid she's too much for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
at the time that
From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henley asked his clerk, half teasingly, one sultry afternoon, as the two were finishing a game of checkers on a board from which the squares were almost obliterated by the constant sliding of the black and white pants-buttons which were used for checkers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't ask me, Alf," Cahews answered, with a sickly smile.
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From this reading We ain't a bit nigher the altar than we was a year ago when I begun.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jim, how's your courting getting on?"
