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Chapter VI
“When’ll Mr. Ames be out?” Plunk asked. “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here. It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.” “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Plunk asked.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.””
one or the other of two
From this reading ““So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.””
to think that something will happen
From this reading “It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.””
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From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plunk asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
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From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
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From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
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From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
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From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
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From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
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From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
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From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
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From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
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From this reading Plunk asked.
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From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
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From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
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From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
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From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
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From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
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From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
up to a particular time
From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
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From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
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From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It’ll be five or six days before we can expect to see him.”
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From this reading “Let’s see,” says I, “this is the second day we’ve been here.
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From this reading “When’ll Mr. Ames be out?”
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From this reading “So,” says Mark, “you’ve either got to s-s-stick it out till then or walk to town.”
