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Chapter VI
“That’s true,” said John Holt. “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows. There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at. When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for. And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
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any thing at all
From this reading “There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That’s true,” said John Holt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “And she _knew_ what things ought to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.”
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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 When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
any thing at all
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
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From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
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From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
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From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
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From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
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From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
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From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
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From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
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From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
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From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
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From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
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From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
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From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
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From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
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From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
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From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
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From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
at the time that
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
