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Chapter VII
“I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know. I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense. That's all. But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh? Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.”
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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 I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
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From this reading That's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
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From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
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From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
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From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
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From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
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From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
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From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
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From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
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From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
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From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
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From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
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From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
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From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
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From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
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From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
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From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
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From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
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From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
at the time that
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
