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Chapter XIX
“Both,” said Derry. “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk. Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort. And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase? She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.”
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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 “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
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From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Both,” said Derry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
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From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
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From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
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From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
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From this reading “Both,” said Derry.
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From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
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From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
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From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
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From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
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From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
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From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
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From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
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From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
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From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
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From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
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From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
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From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
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From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
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From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
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From this reading “Both,” said Derry.
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From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
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From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
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From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
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From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what more natural than that I should turn to my loving little friend—Rosemary Chase?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If the sight of us getting off doesn’t open their eyes, then will nothing this side of a lawyer’s clerk.
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From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Secondly, I don’t know about you, but I’m ripe—ready to drop for consolation of a tangible sort.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She’s sweet, she’s beautiful: I’ve loved her for fifty years: she’s got the prettiest hands and a face like a fairy-tale: her hair—what have you got on your hair?
