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Chapter XVIII
EVEN BY ITS POSSESSORS. “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go. He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines. He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue. He put that toe on the choppin’ block And off he whacked it, slap, ker-chock!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EVEN BY ITS POSSESSORS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.”
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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 “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading He put that toe on the choppin’ block And off he whacked it, slap, ker-chock!
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From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EVEN BY ITS POSSESSORS.
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From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
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From this reading He put that toe on the choppin’ block And off he whacked it, slap, ker-chock!
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From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVEN BY ITS POSSESSORS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading EVEN BY ITS POSSESSORS.
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From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
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From this reading He put that toe on the choppin’ block And off he whacked it, slap, ker-chock!
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
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From this reading He put that toe on the choppin’ block And off he whacked it, slap, ker-chock!
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
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From this reading EVEN BY ITS POSSESSORS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put that toe on the choppin’ block And off he whacked it, slap, ker-chock!
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From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
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From this reading He put that toe on the choppin’ block And off he whacked it, slap, ker-chock!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
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From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He reckoned that toe had all them pains Jest for to hector old Zibe Haines.
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From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
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From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put that toe on the choppin’ block And off he whacked it, slap, ker-chock!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He grabbed up a mallet and a chisel, too, And clear’n to the woodpile swore things blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Old Zibe Haines had a corn on his toe And it ached like ginger ev’ry step he’d go.
