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Chapter XXVIII
XIX. "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk. "Yes, he talked sense," she admitted. But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO! Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!
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From this reading "Yes, he talked sense," she admitted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.
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From this reading But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But she added bitterly, "I guess, if he had it to DO!
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From this reading Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, he's right, and it's got to be done.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, he talked sense," she admitted.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading "HE talked sense, Persis," said Lapham gently, as he mounted to his wife's side in the buggy and drove slowly homeward through the dusk.
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From this reading XIX.
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From this reading "Yes, he talked sense," she admitted.
