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Chapter IV
Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick. “Go back to your yacht,” he said. “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest. How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say. I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.”
changing mood quickly and unpredictably
From this reading ““All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.””
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.”
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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 Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
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From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
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From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
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From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
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From this reading “Go back to your yacht,” he said.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
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From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
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From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
changing mood quickly and unpredictably
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go back to your yacht,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Go back to your yacht,” he said.
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From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go back to your yacht,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Go back to your yacht,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
at the time that
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How that lad will end,” pursued the rector, when he was left by himself, “is more than any human being can say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I almost wish I had never taken the responsibility of him on my shoulders.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Brock gave his pupil a good-humored poke with the end of his stick.
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From this reading “Go back to your yacht,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Go back to your yacht,” he said.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “All the little discretion you have got in that flighty head of yours is left on board in your tool-chest.
