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Chapter I
"Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!" He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms. "Oh! Beastly Silly Wheeze of a Hole!" He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.”
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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 "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
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From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
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From this reading Beastly Silly Wheeze of a Hole!"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
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From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
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From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
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From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
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From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
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From this reading "Oh!
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From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
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From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
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From this reading Beastly Silly Wheeze of a Hole!"
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From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
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From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sitting on a stile between two threadbare looking fields, and suffering acutely from indigestion.
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From this reading Beastly Silly Wheeze of a Hole!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hole!" said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: "'Ole!"
