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Nuttie's Father

Chapter XIX

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WOLF.
'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
--II.
King Henry IV.
Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.
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Nuttie's Father

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WOLF.
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'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'
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--II.
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King Henry IV.
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Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.”

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'”

Honest adjective US /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading “'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

ailment

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

AnothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

bear

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

bring

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

cannot

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

cause

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

contributed

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

credit

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

disturb

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

Egremont

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

Henry

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From this reading King Henry IV.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

home

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

II

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From this reading --II.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

IV

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From this reading King Henry IV.

King

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From this reading King Henry IV.

knave

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

man

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

mother's

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

Mr

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

once

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

out

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

quarter

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

recalcitrance

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

twice

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

Ursula's

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From this reading Another cause besides Ursula's recalcitrance and her mother's ailment contributed to disturb Mr. Egremont, and bring him home.

very

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

WOLF

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From this reading WOLF.

Worship

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From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'If I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honest man, I have but very little credit with your Worship.'