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Chapter VII
"'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I. "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark. "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em. But this brown-faced youngster was a card. Son,' he says to me, 'I'll do my own explaining.
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used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.”
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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 But this brown-faced youngster was a card.
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From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
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From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
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From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
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From this reading But this brown-faced youngster was a card.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this brown-faced youngster was a card.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
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From this reading But this brown-faced youngster was a card.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Son,' he says to me, 'I'll do my own explaining.
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From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
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From this reading Son,' he says to me, 'I'll do my own explaining.
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From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
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From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Son,' he says to me, 'I'll do my own explaining.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
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From this reading Son,' he says to me, 'I'll do my own explaining.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
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From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
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From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
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From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
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From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
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From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Son,' he says to me, 'I'll do my own explaining.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
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From this reading Son,' he says to me, 'I'll do my own explaining.
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From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
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From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
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From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
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From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
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From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
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From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this brown-faced youngster was a card.
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From this reading "'Son,' says this fresh kid--" "Is this the way you talk to Smith?" broke in Mark.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, I can polish up my lingo with the best of 'em.
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From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
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From this reading But this brown-faced youngster was a card.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "'If you knew Jerry better you wouldn't force yourself on him,' says I.
