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Chapter XXVIII
JACK SKINNER MAKES A STATEMENT. Look 'ere. It ain't a plant, is it? I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it. If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
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 “I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Look 'ere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look 'ere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.”
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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 JACK SKINNER MAKES A STATEMENT.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
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From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
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From this reading It ain't a plant, is it?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
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From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
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From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Look 'ere.
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From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
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From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It ain't a plant, is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ain't a plant, is it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK SKINNER MAKES A STATEMENT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look 'ere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK SKINNER MAKES A STATEMENT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ain't a plant, is it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK SKINNER MAKES A STATEMENT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK SKINNER MAKES A STATEMENT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
at the time that
From this reading I'm a bad lot, I know, about as bad as they make 'em, but when it comes to committin' a murder, it ain't in me to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I 'ad the 'eart to kill a man, I ain't got the pluck--Wot's that yer say?
