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Chapter IV
“‘All right,’ says I. ‘The other kind will do as well.’ “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again. “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard. I felt the bench shake all over just then.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I felt the bench shake all over just then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘All right,’ says I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘The other kind will do as well.’”
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From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
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From this reading “‘All right,’ says I.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘The other kind will do as well.’
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From this reading I felt the bench shake all over just then.
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From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘The other kind will do as well.’
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From this reading I felt the bench shake all over just then.
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From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
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From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘All right,’ says I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt the bench shake all over just then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The other kind will do as well.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
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From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The other kind will do as well.’
above and across; more than
From this reading I felt the bench shake all over just then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘All right,’ says I.
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From this reading “‘All right,’ says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt the bench shake all over just then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The other kind will do as well.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt the bench shake all over just then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘This Chinaman,’ goes on Paisley, ‘was the one that shot a man named Mullins in the spring of ’97, and that was—’ “Paisley interrupted himself again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The other kind will do as well.’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘The other kind will do as well.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Lem,’ says he, ‘if you was a true friend you wouldn’t hug Mrs. Jessup quite so hard.
