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Chapter II
“Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom. You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak. But it saved you five bob.” “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.” “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ““Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it saved you five bob.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading ““Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.”
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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 “Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
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From this reading “Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.
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From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
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From this reading But it saved you five bob.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it saved you five bob.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
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From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
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From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
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From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
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From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
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From this reading But it saved you five bob.”
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From this reading “Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.
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From this reading “Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it saved you five bob.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
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From this reading “Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.
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From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
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From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it saved you five bob.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
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From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
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From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
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From this reading “Oh, at least ten, between me and a Sydney taxi driver.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
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From this reading “Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
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From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
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From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “Ay, there’s not much waste ground in a hansom.
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From this reading “Yes, they’ll do you down if they can--that is, if you let ’em.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can’t run up a spare bed in the parlour, so to speak.
