“I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
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“I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.” The tall gentleman stared. “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?” “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.” The stranger looked at him curiously.
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A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight
From this reading “The tall gentleman stared.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The stranger looked at him curiously.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
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From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
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From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
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From this reading The stranger looked at him curiously.
A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight
From this reading The tall gentleman stared.
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From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
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From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
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From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stranger looked at him curiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
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From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stranger looked at him curiously.
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From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
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From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
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From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
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From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
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From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
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From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
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From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
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From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
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From this reading The tall gentleman stared.
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From this reading The stranger looked at him curiously.
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From this reading The tall gentleman stared.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tall gentleman stared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
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From this reading “Because silver is sometimes more valuable than gold,” said the priest mildly; “that is, in large quantities.”
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From this reading “Hang it,” he cried, “if I choose to give you gold, why should you complain?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think, sir,” he said civilly, “that you have some silver in your pocket.”
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