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Chapter X
The young faces grew serious. The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition. It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen. “Yes, I’ve come for my pound of flesh. I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, I’ve come for my pound of flesh.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.”
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From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
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From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
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From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I’ve come for my pound of flesh.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
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From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
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From this reading The young faces grew serious.
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From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I’ve come for my pound of flesh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
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From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
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From this reading The young faces grew serious.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
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From this reading “Yes, I’ve come for my pound of flesh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, I’ve come for my pound of flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I’ve come for my pound of flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young faces grew serious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young faces grew serious.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It might also mean future success at Sandhurst; but it was present ruin for the First Fifteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The phrase meant that certain of their number would be withdrawn from all further games for extra-tuition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I’ve come for my pound of flesh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I ought to have had you out before the Exeter match; but it’s our sacred duty to beat Exeter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young faces grew serious.
