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Chapter IX
“Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along. What do you say to that, doctor?” “Poor Joe! Another person had that idea in advance of you. It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another person had that idea in advance of you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you say to that, doctor?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Poor Joe!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.”
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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 “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
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From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
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From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
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From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading “Poor Joe!
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
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From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Joe!
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From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
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From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
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From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
