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Chapter XXI
|TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon. “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table. “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow. Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix. They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.
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later than; following
From this reading “|TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.”
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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 “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
later than; following
From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
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From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
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From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
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From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
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From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
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From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
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From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
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From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
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From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
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From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
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From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
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From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
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From this reading They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.
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From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.
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From this reading They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
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From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
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From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
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From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
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From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
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From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
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From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
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From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
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From this reading They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.
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From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
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From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
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From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harriet is standin' it all right, but Eth' is in a purty bad fix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I had some fellers to see on business, an' I ain't much of a hand at such parades of flowers an' black stuff, nohow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
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From this reading They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I didn't go to the funeral myself,” he carelessly remarked at the dinner-table.
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From this reading |TWO days after this Hoag came back from Atlanta, reaching home just at noon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They've had a doctor with 'er ever since Jennie died.
