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Chapter X
"I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit. We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road. This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'. He is goin' better than he did. That's the way with this kind.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.”
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From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading He is goin' better than he did.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
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From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He is goin' better than he did.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading He is goin' better than he did.
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From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is goin' better than he did.
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From this reading This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
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From this reading This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.
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From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading That's the way with this kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading That's the way with this kind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We could hardly miss his house, it is so close to the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This horse is slow, but I tell you one thing, doctor, he's improvin'.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
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From this reading That's the way with this kind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That's the way with this kind.
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From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't want to stop any more than you do, but it does seem strange that we ain't passed Crocker's yit.
