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Chapter I
“Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door. “Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_. “And 61 says his tubes are paining him. Couldn’t you do anything for him?” “He is a walking drug-shop,” said I.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Couldn’t you do anything for him?””
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.”
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From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
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From this reading “And 61 says his tubes are paining him.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
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From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And 61 says his tubes are paining him.
any thing at all
From this reading Couldn’t you do anything for him?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And 61 says his tubes are paining him.
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From this reading “Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_.
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From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Couldn’t you do anything for him?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Couldn’t you do anything for him?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is a walking drug-shop,” said I.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Couldn’t you do anything for him?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is a walking drug-shop,” said I.
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From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And 61 says his tubes are paining him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And 61 says his tubes are paining him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
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From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
not any; not one
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
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From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And 61 says his tubes are paining him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And 61 says his tubes are paining him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Confound 481” I responded from behind the pages of the _Australian Sketcher_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Number 481 is no better, doctor,” said the head-warder, in a slightly reproachful accent, looking in round the corner of my door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And 61 says his tubes are paining him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is a walking drug-shop,” said I.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Couldn’t you do anything for him?”
