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Chapter XX
JACK IN DISGRACE. “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable. “Shall we be driving along? Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.” “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““Shall we be driving along?”
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading “JACK IN DISGRACE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.””
listen carefully with focused attention to a sound
From this reading ““Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Shall we be driving along?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.””
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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 S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Shall we be driving along?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Shall we be driving along?
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From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading JACK IN DISGRACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Shall we be driving along?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
listen carefully with focused attention to a sound
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
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From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK IN DISGRACE.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK IN DISGRACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we be driving along?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hearken to me one moment!” said Mrs. Chatford, laying one hand protectingly on Jack’s shoulder, and holding her husband’s arm with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I S’POSE my nag is gitting a little mite impatient,” remarked the constable.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Shall we be driving along?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put on your shoes, sonny; not your Sunday-go-to-meeting pair; these and the other things will have to go to court with you, to be put into the evidence.”
