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Chapter XXII
"You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent. "Yes, yes--that's sure and certain." "All right; then I'll go to the police-court. Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?" "You won't wed Bet else," replied Granger.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You won't wed Bet else," replied Granger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All right; then I'll go to the police-court.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, yes--that's sure and certain."”
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From this reading "All right; then I'll go to the police-court.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, yes--that's sure and certain."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
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From this reading "You won't wed Bet else," replied Granger.
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From this reading "Yes, yes--that's sure and certain."
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From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent.
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From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won't wed Bet else," replied Granger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent.
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From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right; then I'll go to the police-court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent.
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From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
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From this reading "You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right; then I'll go to the police-court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
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From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent.
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From this reading "All right; then I'll go to the police-court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You won't wed Bet else," replied Granger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right; then I'll go to the police-court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, yes--that's sure and certain."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now look you here, Granger--you don't s'pose as I'm _really_ going to give that chap his liberty?"
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From this reading "Yes, yes--that's sure and certain."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent.
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From this reading "All right; then I'll go to the police-court.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All right; then I'll go to the police-court.
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From this reading "You won't wed Bet else," replied Granger.
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From this reading "You won't wed Bet else," replied Granger.
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From this reading "Yes, yes--that's sure and certain."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ha' got the promise of the girl?" said Dent.
