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Chapter XIII
In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him. "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due. Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough." "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I. "C-close to it," says Mark.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
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From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
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From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
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From this reading "C-close to it," says Mark.
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From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
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From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
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From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
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From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
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From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
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From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "C-close to it," says Mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
above and across; more than
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
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From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
