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PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION. “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent! But I envy you your adventures with the player folk. ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me. Well! but what do you propose to do?--live with me?--eh!”
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well! but what do you propose to do?--live with me?--eh!””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.”
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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 ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading But I envy you your adventures with the player folk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
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From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I envy you your adventures with the player folk.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well! but what do you propose to do?--live with me?--eh!”
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From this reading Well! but what do you propose to do?--live with me?--eh!”
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From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
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From this reading But I envy you your adventures with the player folk.
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From this reading “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent!
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
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From this reading But I envy you your adventures with the player folk.
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent!
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From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
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From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I envy you your adventures with the player folk.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent!
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From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
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From this reading Well! but what do you propose to do?--live with me?--eh!”
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
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From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading But I envy you your adventures with the player folk.
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From this reading Well! but what do you propose to do?--live with me?--eh!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent!
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From this reading “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent!
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From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent!
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERCY GODOLPHIN THE GUEST OF SAVILLE.--HE ENTERS THE LIFE-GUARDS AND BECOMES THE FASHION.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well! but what do you propose to do?--live with me?--eh!”
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading Well! but what do you propose to do?--live with me?--eh!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well! but what do you propose to do?--live with me?--eh!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I envy you your adventures with the player folk.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And so,” said Saville, laughing, “you really gave them the slip: excellent!
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From this reading ‘Gad! if I were some years younger, I would join them myself; I should act Sir Pertinax Macsycophant famously; I have a touch of the mime in me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I envy you your adventures with the player folk.
