Chapter XXXIII
TOPPING. If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch? MAUD. Rather! You're a brick, Topping.
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Chapter XXXIII
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TOPPING.
If
I
should
fall
into
their
hands,
Miss,
shall
I
eat
the
despatch?
MAUD.
Rather!
You're
a
brick,
Topping.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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TOPPING.
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If
I
should
fall
into
their
hands,
Miss,
shall
I
eat
the
despatch?
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MAUD.
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Rather!
Line 5
You're
a
brick,
Topping.
Learner Dictionary
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Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?”
All words in this reading · 18
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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 You're a brick, Topping.
brick
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From this reading You're a brick, Topping.
despatch
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eat
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fall
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?
MAUD
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From this reading MAUD.
Miss
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Rather
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From this reading Rather!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If I should fall into their hands, Miss, shall I eat the despatch?
TOPPING
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From this reading TOPPING.
You're
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From this reading You're a brick, Topping.