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Chapter LIV
"He holds him by his glittering eye." Guy was in the North of Ireland, cock-shooting. So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate. "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock. Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.”
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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 don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
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From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
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From this reading "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
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From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
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From this reading "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
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From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
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From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "He holds him by his glittering eye."
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From this reading Guy was in the North of Ireland, cock-shooting.
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From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
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From this reading "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
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From this reading "He holds him by his glittering eye."
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From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
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From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
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From this reading "He holds him by his glittering eye."
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From this reading Guy was in the North of Ireland, cock-shooting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He holds him by his glittering eye."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He holds him by his glittering eye."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He holds him by his glittering eye."
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From this reading "He holds him by his glittering eye."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Guy was in the North of Ireland, cock-shooting.
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From this reading Guy was in the North of Ireland, cock-shooting.
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From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
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From this reading "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
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From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
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From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
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From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
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From this reading Guy was in the North of Ireland, cock-shooting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Guy was in the North of Ireland, cock-shooting.
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From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
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From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
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From this reading "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guy was in the North of Ireland, cock-shooting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I don't like those Billingsgates," said Ralph, "they're a bad stock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Ralph Mortmain told me, and also that the match between Mary Brandagee and Guy had been broken off by Flora Billingsgate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Guy was in the North of Ireland, cock-shooting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father, Smithfield de Billingsgate, had an unpleasant way of turning up the knave from the bottom of the pack.
