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Chapter XXI
EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team. I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day." "All right, Cap," said Sam. "I reckon we can fix you up. How far you goin'?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All right, Cap," said Sam.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.”
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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 EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
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From this reading "All right, Cap," said Sam.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
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From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I reckon we can fix you up.
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From this reading "All right, Cap," said Sam.
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From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
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From this reading I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."
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From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
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From this reading How far you goin'?"
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From this reading "I reckon we can fix you up.
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From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
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From this reading How far you goin'?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
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From this reading How far you goin'?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
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From this reading I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
above and across; more than
From this reading I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon we can fix you up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right, Cap," said Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm thinking of driving over south a little way to-day."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I reckon we can fix you up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading EN VOYAGE "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of the livery barn--"I wish that you would get me up a good team.
