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Chapter II
It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men. When Fanny died Odell was forty. Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister. And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years. For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.”
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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 It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
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From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
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From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
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From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
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From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
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From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
one or the other of two
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
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From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
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From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
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From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
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From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
not any; not one
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
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From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
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From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
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From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
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From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
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From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
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From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
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From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
at the time that
From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
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From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
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From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
