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Chapter VIII
"Aren't you going to peck?" Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?" "Coming, Jemmy," Ram shouted. "Want anything else, midshipman?" "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"Want anything else, midshipman?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Coming, Jemmy," Ram shouted.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"”
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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 Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
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From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
any thing at all
From this reading "Want anything else, midshipman?"
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From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
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From this reading "Aren't you going to peck?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
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From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
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From this reading "Coming, Jemmy," Ram shouted.
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From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
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From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
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From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Want anything else, midshipman?"
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From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
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From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
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From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
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From this reading "Aren't you going to peck?"
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From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
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From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
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From this reading "Coming, Jemmy," Ram shouted.
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From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Want anything else, midshipman?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
not any; not one
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aren't you going to peck?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Coming, Jemmy," Ram shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Coming, Jemmy," Ram shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Aren't you going to peck?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Archy took no notice, and at last there came, in a deep, echoing growl through the place,-- "Say, lad, going to be all day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Want anything else, midshipman?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, you to go and not worry me," replied Archy, heartily repenting his words the next moment for fear that they should excite suspicion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aren't you going to peck?"
