used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
ave
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From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
bedclothesnoun
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
ead
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From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
eard
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From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
being one more than seven
From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
GingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
Ginger's
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From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
I've
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From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
im
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From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
and nothing more
From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
held up in the air
From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
a strong line
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
Identical; not different.
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
ses
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From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Eight and six is fifteen," ses Bill, and just then he 'eard somebody coming up the stairs.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He lifted up the bedclothes and put Ginger inside and tucked 'im up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ginger's face was red with passion and 'is eyes starting out of his 'ead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll pay you back one o' these days, if I can.
you'd
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From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you'd got a rope round your neck same as I 'ave you'd do the same as I've done."
