Chapter III
"On'y want our cow." "Then take her, sir, and go!" "Have a drop of milk?" "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back. "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
Cutlass and Cudgel
Chapter III
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"On'y
want
our
cow."
"Then
take
her,
sir,
and
go!"
"Have
a
drop
of
milk?"
"No,"
said
the
lieutenant,
turning
his
back.
"Perhaps
Mr
Raystoke
here
might
like
a
little.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"On'y
want
our
cow."
Line 2
"Then
take
her,
sir,
and
go!"
Line 3
"Have
a
drop
of
milk?"
Line 4
"No,"
said
the
lieutenant,
turning
his
back.
Line 5
"Perhaps
Mr
Raystoke
here
might
like
a
little.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have a drop of milk?"”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then take her, sir, and go!"”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
back
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From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
cow
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From this reading "On'y want our cow."
drop
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From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
go
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From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
lieutenant
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From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
like
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From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
milk
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From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
Mr
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From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
On'y
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From this reading "On'y want our cow."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "On'y want our cow."
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
Raystoke
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From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
said
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From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
sir
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From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
Then
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From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
turning
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From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
want
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From this reading "On'y want our cow."