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Chapter IX
The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch. "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads. Thar will be a crowd thar to-day." "Anything special going on?" Mostyn asked.
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later than; following
From this reading “The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Anything special going on?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mostyn asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.”
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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 Thar will be a crowd thar to-day."
later than; following
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything special going on?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mostyn asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thar will be a crowd thar to-day."
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From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
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From this reading Thar will be a crowd thar to-day."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anything special going on?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
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From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anything special going on?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thar will be a crowd thar to-day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thar will be a crowd thar to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning after breakfast John Webb met Mostyn as he stood smoking on the front porch.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Thar will be a crowd thar to-day."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you haven't got nothin' better to do," he said, "you might walk down with me to Dolph Wartrace's store, at the cross-roads.
