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Chapter XXXI
I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods. Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself. The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness. 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody. Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.”
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From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
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From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.
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From this reading I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
no person; not anyone
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.
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From this reading The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good fellow took the hint, and would not notice my churlishness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked home in the most sorrowful of moods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
at the time that
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never mind, Chris, my boy, you won't find many better friends than Turk West; and he's not to be shaken off, let me tell you.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Turk accompanied me part of the way, but when he began to speak in Mr. Glover's favour, I said that I would prefer to walk by myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I know, I know, old fellow,' he said, shaking hands with me; 'but you might count me as nobody.
