Chapter VIII
158: _says she_] _said she_ Pope. 159: _said she_] _says she_ Steevens. 160, 161: _a wise gentleman_] _a wise gentle man_ Johnson conj. 164: _there’s_] _theirs_ Q. 169: _an_] Hanmer.
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158:
_says
she_]
_said
she_
Pope.
159:
_said
she_]
_says
she_
Steevens.
160,
161:
_a
wise
gentleman_]
_a
wise
gentle
man_
Johnson
conj.
164:
_there’s_]
_theirs_
Q.
169:
_an_]
Hanmer.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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158:
_says
she_]
_said
she_
Pope.
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159:
_said
she_]
_says
she_
Steevens.
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160,
161:
_a
wise
gentleman_]
_a
wise
gentle
man_
Johnson
conj.
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164:
_there’s_]
_theirs_
Q.
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169:
_an_]
Hanmer.
Learner Dictionary
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Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
Theirs
pronoun
US /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
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158
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From this reading 158: _says she_] _said she_ Pope.
159
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160
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From this reading 160, 161: _a wise gentleman_] _a wise gentle man_ Johnson conj.
161
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From this reading 160, 161: _a wise gentleman_] _a wise gentle man_ Johnson conj.
164
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From this reading 164: _there’s_] _theirs_ Q.
169
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 160, 161: _a wise gentleman_] _a wise gentle man_ Johnson conj.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 169: _an_] Hanmer.
conj
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gentle
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From this reading 160, 161: _a wise gentleman_] _a wise gentle man_ Johnson conj.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 160, 161: _a wise gentleman_] _a wise gentle man_ Johnson conj.
Hanmer
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From this reading 169: _an_] Hanmer.
Johnson
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From this reading 160, 161: _a wise gentleman_] _a wise gentle man_ Johnson conj.
man
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From this reading 160, 161: _a wise gentleman_] _a wise gentle man_ Johnson conj.
Pope
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From this reading 158: _says she_] _said she_ Pope.
Q
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From this reading 164: _there’s_] _theirs_ Q.
said
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From this reading 158: _says she_] _said she_ Pope.
says
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From this reading 158: _says she_] _said she_ Pope.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 158: _says she_] _said she_ Pope.
Steevens
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From this reading 159: _said she_] _says she_ Steevens.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading 164: _there’s_] _theirs_ Q.
there's
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From this reading 164: _there’s_] _theirs_ Q.
wise
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From this reading 160, 161: _a wise gentleman_] _a wise gentle man_ Johnson conj.