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Chapter V
"Not often, sir, I am sorry to say. He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once. And I'd just as lives he wouldn't come. He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty. He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I'd just as lives he wouldn't come.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.”
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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 He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Not often, sir, I am sorry to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I'd just as lives he wouldn't come.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I'd just as lives he wouldn't come.
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From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
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From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
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From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
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From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
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From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
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From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
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From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
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From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
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From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
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From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
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From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
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From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not often, sir, I am sorry to say.
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From this reading And I'd just as lives he wouldn't come.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
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From this reading And I'd just as lives he wouldn't come.
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From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
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From this reading And I'd just as lives he wouldn't come.
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From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
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From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
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From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not often, sir, I am sorry to say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
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From this reading "Not often, sir, I am sorry to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
above and across; more than
From this reading He's over to Deacon Dustan's every day; but he never got as far as here but once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not often, sir, I am sorry to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not often, sir, I am sorry to say.
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From this reading "Not often, sir, I am sorry to say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not often, sir, I am sorry to say.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He didn't seem comfortable here, and I thought he was glad to get out of sight of poverty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He's a nice man,--Mr. Corlis is, sir,--but he hasn't a great liking to poor people, which I s'pose is nat'ral."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'd just as lives he wouldn't come.
