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Chapter X
“You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast. “She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.” “How on earth do you know?” “I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time. Old Grumpy told me so.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading ““She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.””
later than; following
From this reading ““You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How on earth do you know?””
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading ““You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Grumpy told me so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.”
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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 see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.”
later than; following
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
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From this reading “I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
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From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
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From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How on earth do you know?”
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From this reading “She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.”
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From this reading “How on earth do you know?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
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From this reading “She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
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From this reading Old Grumpy told me so.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
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From this reading “How on earth do you know?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How on earth do you know?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Grumpy told me so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
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From this reading Old Grumpy told me so.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “How on earth do you know?”
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From this reading “She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Old Grumpy told me so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She’s going across the isthmus and down to Peru.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Grumpy told me so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I pretty well know where they’re all going by this time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How on earth do you know?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll see a good deal of her,” Mr. Morris said to him, as they began to prepare themselves for luncheon, by a cigar immediately after breakfast.
