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Chapter VII
AFTER TEN YEARS. "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe. I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could! Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate." Sir Everard Kingsland was the speaker.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."”
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER TEN YEARS.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.”
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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 Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
later than; following
From this reading AFTER TEN YEARS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
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From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
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From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
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From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
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From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
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From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was the speaker.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
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From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
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From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
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From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
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From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was the speaker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
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From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
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From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was the speaker.
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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was the speaker.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
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From this reading AFTER TEN YEARS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
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From this reading I'd transport every man of them, the poaching scoundrels, if I could!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell that villain Dick Darkly that the first time I catch him at his old tricks he shall follow the brother he makes such a howling about, and share his fate."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was the speaker.
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From this reading "I have said it, and I mean it; they ought to know me well enough by this time, Godsoe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER TEN YEARS.
