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Chapter III
Old Gabe was waiting for him. He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed. An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk. "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively. "I've been abusin' him down thar in the woods.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I've been abusin' him down thar in the woods.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Old Gabe was waiting for him.”
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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 He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
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From this reading "I've been abusin' him down thar in the woods.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
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From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been abusin' him down thar in the woods.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
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From this reading "I've been abusin' him down thar in the woods.
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From this reading "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively.
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From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old Gabe was waiting for him.
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From this reading Old Gabe was waiting for him.
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Gabe was waiting for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively.
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From this reading "I've been abusin' him down thar in the woods.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I've been abusin' him down thar in the woods.
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From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
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From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
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From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively.
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From this reading "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
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From this reading Old Gabe was waiting for him.
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From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively.
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From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
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From this reading "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively.
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From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively.
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From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
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From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading "I've been abusin' him down thar in the woods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
in the direction of
From this reading He did not answer the old man's querulous inquiry, but stumbled towards a bed.
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From this reading "I reckon I hain't much better 'n Eli, Und' Gabe," he said, plaintively.
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From this reading Old Gabe was waiting for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Gabe was waiting for him.
at the time that
From this reading An hour later, when the miller was rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes, shut them, and began to talk.
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From this reading "I've been abusin' him down thar in the woods.
