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Chapter II
At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand. “Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick! I should then be the happiest man alive.” He said to the man: “Friend! what a rare good stick you have got.” “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
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depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.”
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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 At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
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From this reading I should then be the happiest man alive.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should then be the happiest man alive.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick!
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From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
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From this reading He said to the man: “Friend! what a rare good stick you have got.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
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From this reading He said to the man: “Friend! what a rare good stick you have got.”
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From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick!
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From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
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From this reading I should then be the happiest man alive.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He said to the man: “Friend! what a rare good stick you have got.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said to the man: “Friend! what a rare good stick you have got.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick!
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From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should then be the happiest man alive.”
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From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
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From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I should then be the happiest man alive.”
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From this reading I should then be the happiest man alive.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He said to the man: “Friend! what a rare good stick you have got.”
in the direction of
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
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From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He said to the man: “Friend! what a rare good stick you have got.”
at the time that
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand.
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From this reading “Yes,” said the man; “I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said to the man: “Friend! what a rare good stick you have got.”
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