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Chapter III
“Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore. I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither. “You’re a neutral, eh? Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone. I like to scrap for me own party.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.”
every person
From this reading “Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I like to scrap for me own party.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.”
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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 “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
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From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
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From this reading I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a neutral, eh?
every person
From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I like to scrap for me own party.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither.
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From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like to scrap for me own party.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I like to scrap for me own party.”
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From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a neutral, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like to scrap for me own party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I like to scrap for me own party.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like to scrap for me own party.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
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From this reading I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I turned to the mate, and assured him that I was neither.
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From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
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From this reading Well, I don’t hold wi’ neutrality, which jest means scrappin’ wi’ everyone.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Say, Mister Petrie, are ye a Republican or a Democrat?” demanded the rasping voice I had almost come to ignore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a neutral, eh?
