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Chapter X
OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.” “Why not?” inquired Boy. “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air. “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.” “Really!” exclaimed Boy.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Why not?” inquired Boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.””
during the time that
From this reading “OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.””
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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 OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
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From this reading “Why not?” inquired Boy.
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading “Really!” exclaimed Boy.
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From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Why not?” inquired Boy.
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From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
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From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?” inquired Boy.
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
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From this reading “Really!” exclaimed Boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
during the time that
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
which person or people
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
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From this reading “Why not?” inquired Boy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
