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Chapter IV
Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now. That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game. That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact. And he knew that if she was free she'd let him stay. For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “And he knew that if she was free she'd let him stay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And he knew that if she was free she'd let him stay.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.”
during the time that
From this reading “That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.”
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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 That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he knew that if she was free she'd let him stay.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
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From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
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From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
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From this reading For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
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From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And he knew that if she was free she'd let him stay.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
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From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
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From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
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From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
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From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
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From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
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From this reading For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
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From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
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From this reading And he knew that if she was free she'd let him stay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
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From this reading For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And he knew that if she was free she'd let him stay.
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From this reading For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
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From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
above and across; more than
From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he knew that if she was free she'd let him stay.
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From this reading And he knew that if she was free she'd let him stay.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That way he'd at least be sure of keeping his capital intact.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
up to a particular time
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
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From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
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From this reading For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
during the time that
From this reading That way, if Dolly lent him money, even fifty dollars, he could stay with her a while, almost two hours, until time to head for the game.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
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From this reading For that matter, it might be just as well for him to stay with Dolly even if she couldn't or wouldn't lend him money.
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From this reading Yes, it was far better to get the interview with Joe over with now.
