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Chapter VII
So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho! My! Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt. _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together. He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.”
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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 So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
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From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
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From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
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From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
at the time that
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
