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Chapter XVI
A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day." Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife. "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger. "It only gets you the sack." Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.”
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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 A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
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From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
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From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
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From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
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From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
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From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
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From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
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From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
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From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
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From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
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From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
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From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
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From this reading "It only gets you the sack."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
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From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
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From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
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From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It only gets you the sack."
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From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
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From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
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From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
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From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
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From this reading "It only gets you the sack."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It only gets you the sack."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BILLETING ADVENTURE "Some'ow or other, Ginger, I feel I'm goin' to 'ave quite an 'appy day."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bindle and Ginger were seated comfortably on the tail-board of a pantechnicon bearing the famous name of Harridge's Stores.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
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From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bindle proceeded to light his pipe with the care of a man to whom tobacco means both mother and wife.
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From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't 'old wiv playin' the fool like you do, Joe," grumbled Ginger.
