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Chapter XXII
"Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go. You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay. But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on! She's not past reasonin' wid. "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.”
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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 You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
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From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
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From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
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From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
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From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
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From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
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From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
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From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
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From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
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From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.
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From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She's not past reasonin' wid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
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From this reading You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.
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From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
above and across; more than
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
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From this reading She's not past reasonin' wid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's not past reasonin' wid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
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From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's not past reasonin' wid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
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From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
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From this reading But av the hand lies opin on the lap, or av you see her thryin' to shut ut, an' she can't,--go on!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, as I was sayin', I fell back, saluted, an' was goin' away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's not past reasonin' wid.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.
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From this reading You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Watch the hand," said Mulvaney; "av she shut her hand tight, thumb down over the knuckle, take up your hat an' go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll only make a fool av yoursilf av you shtay.
