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Chapter XVIII
California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried. He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe. "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice. I took the advice. Wasn't nothin' else to do.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took the advice.”
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
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From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
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From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
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From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wasn't nothin' else to do.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading Wasn't nothin' else to do.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
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From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
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From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
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From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
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From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading Wasn't nothin' else to do.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
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From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
above and across; more than
From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He crossed one leg over the other and lit his pipe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took the advice.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading California John was discursive and interested and disinclined to be hurried.
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From this reading Wasn't nothin' else to do.
at the time that
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
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From this reading "I was driftin' down the road busy with my own idees--which ain't many," he began, "when I was woke up all to once by someone givin' me advice.
