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Chapter XIX
Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all? Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa! Not playing the fiddle to-night, Blackey?—Not a night, sa! A sharp, smiling youth, the wit of the kitchen, interposes. He an’t musical to-night, sir.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?”
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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 Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
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From this reading Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?
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From this reading He an’t musical to-night, sir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?
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From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
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From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
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From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
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From this reading Not playing the fiddle to-night, Blackey?—Not a night, sa!
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From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
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From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
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From this reading Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?
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From this reading A sharp, smiling youth, the wit of the kitchen, interposes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sharp, smiling youth, the wit of the kitchen, interposes.
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From this reading Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
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From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
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From this reading He an’t musical to-night, sir.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?
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From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not playing the fiddle to-night, Blackey?—Not a night, sa!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not playing the fiddle to-night, Blackey?—Not a night, sa!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sharp, smiling youth, the wit of the kitchen, interposes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not playing the fiddle to-night, Blackey?—Not a night, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sharp, smiling youth, the wit of the kitchen, interposes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He an’t musical to-night, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sharp, smiling youth, the wit of the kitchen, interposes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not playing the fiddle to-night, Blackey?—Not a night, sa!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not playing the fiddle to-night, Blackey?—Not a night, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
which person or people
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sharp, smiling youth, the wit of the kitchen, interposes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s Blackey, who has stood near London Bridge these five-and-twenty years, with a painted skin to represent disease?—Here he is, Mr. Field!—How are you, Blackey?—Jolly, sa!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, my lads and lasses, how are you all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sharp, smiling youth, the wit of the kitchen, interposes.
