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Chapter IV
"It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman. "There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better. Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like. Good morning, Mr Ruggles. You have the note, I think.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Mr Ruggles.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have the note, I think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Mr Ruggles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.”
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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 Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
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From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better.
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From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good morning, Mr Ruggles.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have the note, I think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better.
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From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good morning, Mr Ruggles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good morning, Mr Ruggles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have the note, I think.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good morning, Mr Ruggles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, there! she's in capital hands--couldn't be in better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
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From this reading "It wherrits me to hear her, sir--awful," said Tim; "and I think if them as belongs to her knowed, they'd--" "Give instructions? eh!" said the legal gentleman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Try a little magnesia, or dill water, or squills, or what you like.
