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Chapter V
THE TWO MINISTERS. 'The creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet. You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.' 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “'The creature's neither one nor t'other.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'The creature's neither one nor t'other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
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From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
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From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
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From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
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From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
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From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
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From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
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From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
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From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
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From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
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From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
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From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
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From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
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From this reading THE TWO MINISTERS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
not one and not the other of two
From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
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From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
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From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
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From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO MINISTERS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWO MINISTERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
but in spite of that
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
