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Chapter XXI
“La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense! They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife! You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs! Hurt us, my lady? I’d like to see them doing it.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!”
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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 They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
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From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
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From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
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From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
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From this reading Hurt us, my lady?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
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From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
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From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hurt us, my lady?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
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From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hurt us, my lady?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
in the company of; together with
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
