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Chapter V
UNCLE AND NEPHEW. COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them. "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front." "Put your chin in and your chest out, and don't hunch! You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.”
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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 COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE AND NEPHEW.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.
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From this reading You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.
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From this reading "Put your chin in and your chest out, and don't hunch!
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Put your chin in and your chest out, and don't hunch!
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From this reading You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.
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From this reading UNCLE AND NEPHEW.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading "Put your chin in and your chest out, and don't hunch!
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading "Put your chin in and your chest out, and don't hunch!
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't hunch, sir!" exclaimed the Colonel, throwing his broad shoulders back and his chin to the position of "eyes front."
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading UNCLE AND NEPHEW.
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
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From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
belonging to which person
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading COLONEL FERRERS and his nephew walked away together, the former with a quick, military stride, the latter shambling, as lads do whose legs have outgrown their understanding of them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have about as much carriage, my nephew Jack, as a rheumatic camel.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Put your chin in and your chest out, and don't hunch!
