Chapter XXVIII
DAWKER. [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis. I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast. Don't try those games on me. CHLOE.
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Chapter XXVIII
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DAWKER.
[Passing
his
tongue
over
his
lips
with
a
hard
little
laugh]
You
mistake
your
man,
missis.
I'm
a
plain
dog,
if
you
like,
but
I'm
faithful,
and
I
hold
fast.
Don't
try
those
games
on
me.
CHLOE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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DAWKER.
Line 2
[Passing
his
tongue
over
his
lips
with
a
hard
little
laugh]
You
mistake
your
man,
missis.
Line 3
I'm
a
plain
dog,
if
you
like,
but
I'm
faithful,
and
I
hold
fast.
Line 4
Don't
try
those
games
on
me.
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CHLOE.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Faithful
noun
US /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “[Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Don't try those games on me.”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
CHLOE
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From this reading CHLOE.
DAWKER
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From this reading DAWKER.
dog
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From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
Don't
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From this reading Don't try those games on me.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
fast
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From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
games
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From this reading Don't try those games on me.
hard
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From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
hold
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From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
I'm
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From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
laugh
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From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
like
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From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
lips
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From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
man
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From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't try those games on me.
missis
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From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
mistake
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From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Don't try those games on me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
Passing
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From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
plain
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From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Don't try those games on me.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
try
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From this reading Don't try those games on me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.