“You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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“You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger. “Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner. “I _do_ know the Bailey.” “Just so. And you know Mr. Lorry.”
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used in the phrase “no doubt” to mean certainly or very probably
From this reading ““You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.”
said something in reply
From this reading ““Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.”
a thing, fact, idea, or amount that is not named, known, or specified
From this reading ““Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.”
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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 “Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you know Mr. Lorry.”
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From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I _do_ know the Bailey.”
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From this reading “Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.
used in the phrase “no doubt” to mean certainly or very probably
From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I _do_ know the Bailey.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.
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From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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From this reading “Just so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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From this reading And you know Mr. Lorry.”
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From this reading “Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.
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From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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From this reading And you know Mr. Lorry.”
not any; not one
From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
said something in reply
From this reading “Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.
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From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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From this reading “Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Just so.
a thing, fact, idea, or amount that is not named, known, or specified
From this reading “Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
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From this reading “Ye-es, sir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.
