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Chapter XVIII
IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance. "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this! He's got my Auntie Helen's auntie scared silly." "And how about your Auntie Helena herself?" I asked of him.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"And how about your Auntie Helena herself?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked of him.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"And how about your Auntie Helena herself?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And how about your Auntie Helena herself?"
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked of him.
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From this reading He's got my Auntie Helen's auntie scared silly."
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading He's got my Auntie Helen's auntie scared silly."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
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From this reading He's got my Auntie Helen's auntie scared silly."
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From this reading He's got my Auntie Helen's auntie scared silly."
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From this reading "And how about your Auntie Helena herself?"
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From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And how about your Auntie Helena herself?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
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From this reading "And how about your Auntie Helena herself?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He's got my Auntie Helen's auntie scared silly."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
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From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's got my Auntie Helen's auntie scared silly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's got my Auntie Helen's auntie scared silly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "'F I only had any chain shot in the locker," said he, "beshrew me, but I would pay him well for this!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES L'Olonnois was still all for training the stern-chaser Long Tom (the _Belle Helene's_ brass yacht cannon) on the enemy, and came to me presently breathing defiance.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And how about your Auntie Helena herself?"
