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Chapter XXXII
"Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane. "You can't _make_ a Scotchman do anything." "Persuade him, then," went on Cochrane. "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky. But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
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any thing at all
From this reading “"You can't _make_ a Scotchman do anything."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Persuade him, then," went on Cochrane.”
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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 "You can't _make_ a Scotchman do anything."
any thing at all
From this reading "You can't _make_ a Scotchman do anything."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
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From this reading "Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane.
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From this reading "You can't _make_ a Scotchman do anything."
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From this reading "Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You can't _make_ a Scotchman do anything."
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From this reading "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.
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From this reading But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.
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From this reading "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Persuade him, then," went on Cochrane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.
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From this reading But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Persuade him, then," went on Cochrane.
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From this reading "Persuade him, then," went on Cochrane.
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From this reading "Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't _make_ a Scotchman do anything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Make Campbell run the ship," said Cochrane.
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From this reading "Persuade him, then," went on Cochrane.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
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From this reading But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Persuade him, then," went on Cochrane.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But if you can't persuade him, I'd trust to those fellows to make him do what you want."
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From this reading "He'd sell his soul for a drink of that whisky.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't _make_ a Scotchman do anything."
