Chapter XIII
_Trueblue._ These men have no votes. Why should I court them? _Grayfox._ No votes, but power. _Trueblue._ What! over charities? _Grayfox._ No, over brains: which disturbs the canvass.
Felix Holt, the Radical
Chapter XIII
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_Trueblue._
These
men
have
no
votes.
Why
should
I
court
them?
_Grayfox._
No
votes,
but
power.
_Trueblue._
What!
over
charities?
_Grayfox._
No,
over
brains:
which
disturbs
the
canvass.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Trueblue._
These
men
have
no
votes.
Line 2
Why
should
I
court
them?
Line 3
_Grayfox._
No
votes,
but
power.
Line 4
_Trueblue._
What!
over
charities?
Line 5
_Grayfox._
No,
over
brains:
which
disturbs
the
canvass.
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 “_Trueblue._ These men have no votes.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “_Trueblue._ What! over charities?”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “_Trueblue._ These men have no votes.”
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brains
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From this reading _Grayfox._ No, over brains: which disturbs the canvass.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Grayfox._ No votes, but power.
canvass
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From this reading _Grayfox._ No, over brains: which disturbs the canvass.
charities
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From this reading _Trueblue._ What! over charities?
court
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disturbs
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From this reading _Grayfox._ No, over brains: which disturbs the canvass.
Grayfox
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From this reading _Grayfox._ No votes, but power.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Trueblue._ These men have no votes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why should I court them?
men
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From this reading _Trueblue._ These men have no votes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Trueblue._ These men have no votes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Trueblue._ What! over charities?
power
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From this reading _Grayfox._ No votes, but power.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should I court them?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Grayfox._ No, over brains: which disturbs the canvass.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why should I court them?
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Trueblue._ These men have no votes.
Trueblue
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From this reading _Trueblue._ These men have no votes.
votes
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From this reading _Trueblue._ These men have no votes.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Trueblue._ What! over charities?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Grayfox._ No, over brains: which disturbs the canvass.
Why
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From this reading Why should I court them?