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Chapter XI
IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us? Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires." Jarvis's hand was on the door as he spoke. He wore a motorist's cap, coat, and leather gauntlets. Mrs. Burnside shook her head, smiling.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jarvis's hand was on the door as he spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."”
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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 Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
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From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jarvis's hand was on the door as he spoke.
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From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
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From this reading Mrs. Burnside shook her head, smiling.
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From this reading He wore a motorist's cap, coat, and leather gauntlets.
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From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
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From this reading He wore a motorist's cap, coat, and leather gauntlets.
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From this reading Jarvis's hand was on the door as he spoke.
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From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading He wore a motorist's cap, coat, and leather gauntlets.
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From this reading Jarvis's hand was on the door as he spoke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jarvis's hand was on the door as he spoke.
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From this reading Mrs. Burnside shook her head, smiling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Burnside shook her head, smiling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading Jarvis's hand was on the door as he spoke.
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From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
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From this reading He wore a motorist's cap, coat, and leather gauntlets.
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From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
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From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading He wore a motorist's cap, coat, and leather gauntlets.
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From this reading Mrs. Burnside shook her head, smiling.
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From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
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From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
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From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
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From this reading Mrs. Burnside shook her head, smiling.
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From this reading Mrs. Burnside shook her head, smiling.
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From this reading Jarvis's hand was on the door as he spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jarvis's hand was on the door as he spoke.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Jo will tell you I drive like a veteran, and the roads aren't bad--with chains on the rear tires."
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
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From this reading He wore a motorist's cap, coat, and leather gauntlets.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN THE OLD GARDEN "Mother, won't you drive out to the farm with us?
