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Chapter VI
A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest. What about the 'orses? Did they win any races? Yer can't 'ave missed 'earing that." "Yes, Silver Braid won the Stewards' Cup."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, Silver Braid won the Stewards' Cup."”
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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 A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading Did they win any races?
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From this reading Yer can't 'ave missed 'earing that."
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From this reading "Yes, Silver Braid won the Stewards' Cup."
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From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading Yer can't 'ave missed 'earing that."
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From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading "Yes, Silver Braid won the Stewards' Cup."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did they win any races?
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From this reading Yer can't 'ave missed 'earing that."
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From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
an old word for “before”
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading Yer can't 'ave missed 'earing that."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading What about the 'orses?
above and across; more than
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading Did they win any races?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
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From this reading "Yes, Silver Braid won the Stewards' Cup."
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From this reading "Yes, Silver Braid won the Stewards' Cup."
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From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yer can't 'ave missed 'earing that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did they win any races?
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From this reading A look of contempt passed over Jim's face, and he said-- "We've quite enough talk 'ere about the Brethren; give them a rest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What about the 'orses?
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From this reading Did they win any races?
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From this reading "Yes, Silver Braid won the Stewards' Cup."
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From this reading Yer can't 'ave missed 'earing that."
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From this reading "Yes, Silver Braid won the Stewards' Cup."
