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“I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm. “Please do,” she said. “He’s so unfair to Mary.” A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.” “I wish he would,” the girl said hotly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.””
in the direction of
From this reading “A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I wish he would,” the girl said hotly.”
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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 A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
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From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
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From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
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From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Please do,” she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
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From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
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From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish he would,” the girl said hotly.
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From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
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From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
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From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
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From this reading “He’s so unfair to Mary.”
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From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
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From this reading “I wish he would,” the girl said hotly.
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From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish he would,” the girl said hotly.
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From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
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From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
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From this reading “He’s so unfair to Mary.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
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From this reading “Please do,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
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From this reading “Please do,” she said.
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From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Please do,” she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He’s so unfair to Mary.”
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From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He’s so unfair to Mary.”
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From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
in the direction of
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s so unfair to Mary.”
at the time that
From this reading A little later, when they turned at last toward the house, John said half to himself, “If my father ever heard, he’d bust that man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish he would,” the girl said hotly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wish he would,” the girl said hotly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll see to’t he stays away,” the young man promised; and the girl’s hand fell on his arm.
