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Chapter XXIX
Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour. "Some trip," the latter remarked, with a reminiscent sigh. "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life." "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged. "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."”
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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 Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
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From this reading "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.
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From this reading "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."
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From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
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From this reading "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
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From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
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From this reading "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."
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From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
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From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
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From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
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From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."
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From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
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From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
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From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."
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From this reading "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.
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From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
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From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
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From this reading "Some trip," the latter remarked, with a reminiscent sigh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."
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From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
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From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
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From this reading "Some trip," the latter remarked, with a reminiscent sigh.
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From this reading "Some trip," the latter remarked, with a reminiscent sigh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some trip," the latter remarked, with a reminiscent sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some trip," the latter remarked, with a reminiscent sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I feel as though I'd had the beano of my life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those fellows might easily have got away with my hundred thousand pounds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some trip," the latter remarked, with a reminiscent sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and Lord Felixstowe stood side by side on the deck of a homeward-bound steamer, a few weeks later, watching the pilot come out from Plymouth Harbour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Some trip," the latter remarked, with a reminiscent sigh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You scored it up against me, all right," Jacob acknowledged.
