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Chapter VIII
"Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal. An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you? That's wot I want to know--wot's it to you? Gawd blime me! do it 'urt you? Ain't it smug enough for the likes o' you?
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?”
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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 "Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal.
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From this reading Ain't it smug enough for the likes o' you?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
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From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
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From this reading Gawd blime me! do it 'urt you?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Gawd blime me! do it 'urt you?
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From this reading Ain't it smug enough for the likes o' you?
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From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ain't it smug enough for the likes o' you?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal.
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From this reading Gawd blime me! do it 'urt you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
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From this reading Ain't it smug enough for the likes o' you?
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From this reading "Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal.
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From this reading "Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal.
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From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
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From this reading Ain't it smug enough for the likes o' you?
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From this reading "Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal.
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From this reading Ain't it smug enough for the likes o' you?
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From this reading "Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal.
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From this reading That's wot I want to know--wot's it to you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
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From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
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From this reading Gawd blime me! do it 'urt you?
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From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shipmate stove me down with a marlin-spike from the main-royal.
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From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
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From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading An' now as you 'ave your figger'ead in trim, wot I want to know is, wot's it to you?
