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Chapter IX
"O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable. Wait till you've growed a bit, Piggy. You aren't no taller than me now." "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so. I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Wait till you've growed a bit, Piggy.”
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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 Wait till you've growed a bit, Piggy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
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From this reading You aren't no taller than me now."
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From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
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From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
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From this reading Wait till you've growed a bit, Piggy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.
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From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.
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From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
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From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
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From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
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From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
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From this reading Wait till you've growed a bit, Piggy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.
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From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
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From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
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From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You aren't no taller than me now."
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From this reading "O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.
not any; not one
From this reading You aren't no taller than me now."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
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From this reading You aren't no taller than me now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
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From this reading "O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait till you've growed a bit, Piggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You aren't no taller than me now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O' course I am, but th' other's more comfortable.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You aren't no taller than me now."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till you've growed a bit, Piggy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait till you've growed a bit, Piggy.
at the time that
From this reading I'll come back, Cris, an' when I take on as a man I'll marry you--marry you when I'm a Lance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've bin in the army for two years an' I'm not goin' to get out of a chanst o' seein' service an' don't you try to make me do so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You aren't no taller than me now."
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From this reading Wait till you've growed a bit, Piggy.
