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Chapter XII
He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self. His face was right red and troubled now. "Curly," says he, "what am I going to do? What's right to do? I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His face was right red and troubled now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Curly," says he, "what am I going to do?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
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From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
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From this reading "Curly," says he, "what am I going to do?
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From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Curly," says he, "what am I going to do?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
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From this reading His face was right red and troubled now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
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From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
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From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
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From this reading "Curly," says he, "what am I going to do?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
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From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Curly," says he, "what am I going to do?
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From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
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From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
not one, and not any
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
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From this reading His face was right red and troubled now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
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From this reading His face was right red and troubled now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face was right red and troubled now.
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From this reading "Curly," says he, "what am I going to do?
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From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
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From this reading He put it back in his pocket, then, and didn't take none his own self.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Curly," says he, "what am I going to do?
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From this reading His face was right red and troubled now.
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From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was right red and troubled now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Curly," says he, "what am I going to do?
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From this reading What's right to do?
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From this reading I hadn't much to give up, but such as it was I give it up gladly for her; I'd give up everything in the world--if I had everything--for her.
