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Chapter VII
As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia. He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you. Go back to your job in the morning if you like.” Those were his last words to me. They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those were his last words to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go back to your job in the morning if you like.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those were his last words to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.”
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From this reading They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
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From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
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From this reading Go back to your job in the morning if you like.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
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From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
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From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
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From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
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From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
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From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
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From this reading They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
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From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
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From this reading Go back to your job in the morning if you like.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
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From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Those were his last words to me.
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From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Go back to your job in the morning if you like.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
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From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
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From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those were his last words to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go back to your job in the morning if you like.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those were his last words to me.
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From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go back to your job in the morning if you like.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
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From this reading They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were kind, and I have always remembered them and their ring of fatality.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were his last words to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were his last words to me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
at the time that
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we walked to our boarding house I told my father the whole story of my job in the cigar store, my collecting for the milkman, my arrest, and our rescue of Julia.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those were his last words to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He listened without comment, and when I was done, said: “Well, John, you’ll be what you’ll be, and I cannot help or hinder you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Go back to your job in the morning if you like.”
