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Chapter XII
“Blue?” said Lemuel. “They're brown.” “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver? We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present. What were you two talking about over there, so long?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.”
any thing at all
From this reading “We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What were you two talking about over there, so long?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “What were you two talking about over there, so long?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
any thing at all
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
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From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
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From this reading “Blue?” said Lemuel.
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From this reading “They're brown.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
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From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
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From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
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From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
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From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Blue?” said Lemuel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
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From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
above and across; more than
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Blue?” said Lemuel.
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From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
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From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They're brown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
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From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
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From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
at the time that
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
