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Chapter IX
IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning. "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor." "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells. Now, a hundred dollars is a awful sight of money." "That depends, Jimmy," I said.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.”
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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 "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
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From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
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From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
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From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
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From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
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From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
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From this reading "That depends, Jimmy," I said.
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From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
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From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
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From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, a hundred dollars is a awful sight of money."
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From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
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From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, a hundred dollars is a awful sight of money."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
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From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, a hundred dollars is a awful sight of money."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, a hundred dollars is a awful sight of money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Jimmy," I replied, putting down my coffee cup, "on the contrary, I am very poor."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
in or at the place that
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But you have all sorts of things, back there where you live; and last night you said you would pay that man a hundred dollars, just to open a lot of clam shells.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE "You must be awful rich, Black Bart," said L'Olonnois to me as we sat on the grass, at breakfast, the following morning.
