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Chapter V
"I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow." "Phew!" whistled the butler. "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right. 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." "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."”
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."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."”
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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 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."
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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."
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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."
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.
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From this reading "Phew!" whistled the butler.
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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."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
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From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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 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."
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."
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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."
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."
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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."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
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From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
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From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
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From this reading "Phew!" whistled the butler.
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From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Put two quids on Ducrow, sir, and it'll be all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I heard the guv'nor tell the little 'un so last night, and that he was to back Ducrow."
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."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phew!" whistled the butler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Orthur," whispered the butler, effusively; "you're a good lad, and I'll lend you the money."
