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Chapter IX
"I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor. "We meet to-night," said the Surveyor-General. The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene. "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court. You should be a nice judge of such gear.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “"Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.”
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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 The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
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From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
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From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
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From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
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From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
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From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
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From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
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From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.
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From this reading "I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.
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From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
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From this reading You should be a nice judge of such gear.
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From this reading "I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
an old form of “has”
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
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From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.
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From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
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From this reading You should be a nice judge of such gear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We meet to-night," said the Surveyor-General.
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From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
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From this reading You should be a nice judge of such gear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
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From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We meet to-night," said the Surveyor-General.
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From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should be a nice judge of such gear.
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From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
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From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You should be a nice judge of such gear.
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From this reading "We meet to-night," said the Surveyor-General.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I ’ll be d—d if I do!" cried the Governor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
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From this reading "We meet to-night," said the Surveyor-General.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We meet to-night," said the Surveyor-General.
which person or people
From this reading The Colonel turned to Sir Charles Carew, who had been a highly amused spectator of this little scene.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Charles," he said impressively, "report hath it that you have figured in more affairs of honor than any man of your age at court.
