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Fred la Mothe was speaking. After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency. After two o'clock in the afternoon Fred was generally fluent. "''Tain't safe,' I says to him. And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.
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later than; following
From this reading “After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After two o'clock in the afternoon Fred was generally fluent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.”
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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 After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
later than; following
From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After two o'clock in the afternoon Fred was generally fluent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After two o'clock in the afternoon Fred was generally fluent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading Fred la Mothe was speaking.
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From this reading After two o'clock in the afternoon Fred was generally fluent.
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From this reading And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.
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From this reading And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "''Tain't safe,' I says to him.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After two o'clock in the afternoon Fred was generally fluent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading Fred la Mothe was speaking.
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From this reading And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading Fred la Mothe was speaking.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After two o'clock in the afternoon Fred was generally fluent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.
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From this reading "''Tain't safe,' I says to him.
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From this reading "''Tain't safe,' I says to him.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading Fred la Mothe was speaking.
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From this reading "''Tain't safe,' I says to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After two o'clock in the afternoon Fred was generally fluent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
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From this reading After two o'clock in the afternoon Fred was generally fluent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fred la Mothe was speaking.
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From this reading After a certain number of beverages composed of Scotch whisky, imported soda, and a cube of ice, it was a matter of comparative ease for him to exhibit a notable fluency.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And the wind was blowin' enough to lift the hair out of your head.
