Chapter IV
"He how muches?" I asked. "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive. My man let him do what he liked. One fifty and a hundred, ten and ten is twenty--one-seventy.
Abaft the Funnel
Chapter IV
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"He
how
muches?"
I
asked.
"Yaws,"
said
Staveley;
"goes
a
bit
wide
upon
occasions,
but
a
good
coachwan
will
cure
that
in
one
drive.
My
man
let
him
do
what
he
liked.
One
fifty
and
a
hundred,
ten
and
ten
is
twenty--one-seventy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"He
how
muches?"
Line 2
I
asked.
/aɪ asked/
Line 3
"Yaws,"
said
Staveley;
"goes
a
bit
wide
upon
occasions,
but
a
good
coachwan
will
cure
that
in
one
drive.
Line 4
My
man
let
him
do
what
he
liked.
Line 5
One
fifty
and
a
hundred,
ten
and
ten
is
twenty--one-seventy.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “My man let him do what he liked.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One fifty and a hundred, ten and ten is twenty--one-seventy.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
bit
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
coachwan
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
cure
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My man let him do what he liked.
drive
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
fifty
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From this reading One fifty and a hundred, ten and ten is twenty--one-seventy.
goes
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He how muches?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My man let him do what he liked.
how
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From this reading "He how muches?"
hundred
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From this reading One fifty and a hundred, ten and ten is twenty--one-seventy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One fifty and a hundred, ten and ten is twenty--one-seventy.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading My man let him do what he liked.
liked
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From this reading My man let him do what he liked.
man
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From this reading My man let him do what he liked.
muches
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From this reading "He how muches?"
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My man let him do what he liked.
occasions
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
one-seventy
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From this reading One fifty and a hundred, ten and ten is twenty--one-seventy.
said
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
Staveley
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
ten
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From this reading One fifty and a hundred, ten and ten is twenty--one-seventy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
twenty
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From this reading One fifty and a hundred, ten and ten is twenty--one-seventy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My man let him do what he liked.
wide
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.
Yaws
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From this reading "Yaws," said Staveley; "goes a bit wide upon occasions, but a good coachwan will cure that in one drive.