used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading "Phew!" whistled the butler.
coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
Ducrow
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From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
effusivelyadverbUS /ɪˈfjuːsɪvli/
in an effusive manner
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
guv'nor
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From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
I'd
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From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
I'll
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From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
I've
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From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
it'll
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From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
a boy or man
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
immediately past
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
Orthur
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From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
Phew
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From this reading "Phew!" whistled the butler.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
quids
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From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
express in words
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
tensnounUS /tenz/
plural of “ten” — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
unnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading "Phew!" whistled the butler.
who'd
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From this reading I've got ten shillings on, and I'd have made it two tens if I'd had a friend who'd ha' lent me the coin."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
you're
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From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
