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Chapter XXVII
I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag. If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees. Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering. 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out. I owe him something.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I owe him something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.”
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From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
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From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
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From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
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From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
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From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
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From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
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From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
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From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
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From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
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From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
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From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
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From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
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From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
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From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
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From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
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From this reading I owe him something.
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From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Little French Lawyer 'Shall you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?' said Mannering.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I owe him something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am going to the parliament; You understand this bag.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you have any business Depending there be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
