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Chapter X
"What made me ask you," said his master, "was this. My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging. Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me. You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets." "But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."”
during the time that
From this reading “"But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."”
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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 Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
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From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
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From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
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From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
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From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"
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From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
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From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
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From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"
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From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
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From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
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From this reading "But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"
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From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
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From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
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From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
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From this reading "But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
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From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
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From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
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From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
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From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
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From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
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From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
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From this reading "But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
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From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
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From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
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From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
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From this reading My kind landlord's three eldest sons are going, as you know, to try their hands for three months or so at gold-digging.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
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From this reading "But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"
during the time that
From this reading "But what'll _you_ do while I'm off, Mr Frank?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What made me ask you," said his master, "was this.
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From this reading Now, if you'd like to go with them, it would be a real pleasure to me.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You would go in capital company, as they are all stanch teetotallers, like yourself; and nothing would rejoice me more than to find you coming back with a bag full of nuggets."
