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Chapter IX
"Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up. "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.? Don't you know that no Indians ever shave? They pull out their whiskers instead.' "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you know that no Indians ever shave?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you know that no Indians ever shave?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'”
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From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
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From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
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From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
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From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
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From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
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From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
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From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
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From this reading Don't you know that no Indians ever shave?
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From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you know that no Indians ever shave?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
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From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
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From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
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From this reading Don't you know that no Indians ever shave?
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From this reading They pull out their whiskers instead.'
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From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
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From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
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From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
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From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you know that no Indians ever shave?
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From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
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From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
not any; not one
From this reading Don't you know that no Indians ever shave?
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From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
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From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
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From this reading They pull out their whiskers instead.'
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From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
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From this reading They pull out their whiskers instead.'
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From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
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From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
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From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
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From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
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From this reading Don't you know that no Indians ever shave?
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From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't you know that no Indians ever shave?
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From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They pull out their whiskers instead.'
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They pull out their whiskers instead.'
up to a particular time
From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
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From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
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From this reading They pull out their whiskers instead.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shane laughs till some kind of mameluke or private secretary he carries with him has to hold him up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Well,' says I, 'that's just what these razors would do for 'em--they wouldn't have any kick coming if they used 'em once.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'O my sainted Aunt Jerusha!' says he, 'ain't you one of the Babes in the Goods, W. D.?
