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Chapter XII
"You’re sure Garth is well?" "Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly. "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine. But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all. Bless you, what’s an extra duckin’ to a boy?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You’re sure Garth is well?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You’re sure Garth is well?"”
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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 "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading Bless you, what’s an extra duckin’ to a boy?
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From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading Bless you, what’s an extra duckin’ to a boy?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.
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From this reading "Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.
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From this reading But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading Bless you, what’s an extra duckin’ to a boy?
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From this reading "You’re sure Garth is well?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.
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From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You’re sure Garth is well?"
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From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading "Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.
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From this reading "Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You’re sure Garth is well?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, look here, Missus," said the girl decidedly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading "You’re sure Garth is well?"
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From this reading Bless you, what’s an extra duckin’ to a boy?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I wasn’t sure, you might just jolly well know I wouldn’t have him up, even to let you see him—he’d be in bed with a hot bottle, an’ a jolly good go of med’cine.
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From this reading But you’d never think he’d had a duckin’ at all.
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From this reading "You’re sure Garth is well?"
