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Chapter XI
TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom: "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie. There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing. They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth. "Your obedient servant "TOM TRIGGS."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:”
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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 "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth.
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
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From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
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From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth.
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From this reading They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth.
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
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From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
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From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
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From this reading They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
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From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
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From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
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From this reading They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth.
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From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
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From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
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From this reading "Your obedient servant "TOM TRIGGS."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
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From this reading "Your obedient servant "TOM TRIGGS."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
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From this reading "MADAM,—This is to say as little Miss to my sertain nowledge have not toled a lie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your obedient servant "TOM TRIGGS."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM'S LAST EFFORT THAT very same evening, Mrs. Keith received an ill-written letter from Tom:
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They that lives most with her knows and is hidinge the truth.
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From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There be anuther party in the bisness wich if you cud discover wud be rather near home but I am pleged to say nothing.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your obedient servant "TOM TRIGGS."
