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Chapter IV
"'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you. You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.' "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.' "'Don't do anything of the kind,' I urged. 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “"'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'”
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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 You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
any thing at all
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
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From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
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From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
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From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'Don't do anything of the kind,' I urged.
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From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
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From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
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From this reading 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
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From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Don't do anything of the kind,' I urged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Don't do anything of the kind,' I urged.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
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From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'My name is Peter Griggs and I live quite near here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Don't do anything of the kind,' I urged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Well, thin, pull yer wad out, or I'll call the perlice.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'My dear fellow,' I said--I had now to be as courteous as I could--'I don't want to play anything on you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may be right in your views that these people have served me a scurvy trick, but I don't believe it.'
