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GREENING & CO. LTD. All dramatic rights are strictly reserved and protected. Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads. When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.”
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From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading All dramatic rights are strictly reserved and protected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All dramatic rights are strictly reserved and protected.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All dramatic rights are strictly reserved and protected.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading GREENING & CO.
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading All dramatic rights are strictly reserved and protected.
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From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
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From this reading GREENING & CO.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
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From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading LTD.
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From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading All dramatic rights are strictly reserved and protected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All dramatic rights are strictly reserved and protected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All dramatic rights are strictly reserved and protected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
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From this reading All dramatic rights are strictly reserved and protected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Entered at Stationers’ Hall, March 6th, 1906 The gaffers stood round and shook their heads.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
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From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
at the time that
From this reading When the Corporal had finished reading the Royal Proclamation, one or two of them sighed in a desultory fashion, others murmured casually, "Lordy!
