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Chapter IX
'Well?' he asked. 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly. 'There are some things which I cannot hear. I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.' 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well?' he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'There are some things which I cannot hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well?' he asked.”
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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 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Well?' he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
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From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
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From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
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From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
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From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
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From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
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From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Well?' he asked.
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From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
an old word for “no”
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am a little deaf on one side,' said I, coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
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From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'Nay, but you must not be headstrong,' rising up and laying his hand upon my shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well?' he asked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'There are some things which I cannot hear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I beg that you will permit me to return to my duties.'
