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Chapter XIX
GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last! My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions! What a stretch of 'em!" "Of convictions? Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.”
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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 What a stretch of 'em!"
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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
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From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
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From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
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From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
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From this reading What a stretch of 'em!"
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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
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From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
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From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
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From this reading What a stretch of 'em!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREEN LEAVES "So the great day has come at last!
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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
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From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a stretch of 'em!"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Well, they're certainly embodied in those seven acres, whether there are any strawberries there or not.
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From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
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From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My word, but you've had the courage of your convictions!
