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Chapter XXIII
The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy. "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look. "And other men than I have been there before now. Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain. But not so will I do.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"And other men than I have been there before now.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"And other men than I have been there before now.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And other men than I have been there before now.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.”
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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 "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And other men than I have been there before now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And other men than I have been there before now.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "And other men than I have been there before now.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not so will I do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But not so will I do.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And other men than I have been there before now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
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From this reading "And other men than I have been there before now.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not so will I do.
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From this reading "And other men than I have been there before now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading "And other men than I have been there before now.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.
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From this reading "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
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From this reading "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But not so will I do.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "And other men than I have been there before now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.
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From this reading "And other men than I have been there before now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
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From this reading "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
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From this reading Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.
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From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
at the time that
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The pace at which Walter Skinner had left Dunstable for London he kept up for some two miles, when he slackened his rein at the bidding of his half-drunken fancy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But not so will I do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I be for London town," he said to himself with a serious look.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, verily, and have got them safe home again into the bargain.
