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Chapter II
“But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.' Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug. Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells: “Flash out a stream of blood-red wine! For I would drink to other days.'
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'”
later than; following
From this reading “Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For I would drink to other days.'”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “For I would drink to other days.'”
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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 Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
later than; following
From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
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From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “Flash out a stream of blood-red wine!
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading For I would drink to other days.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading For I would drink to other days.'
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From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
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From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “Flash out a stream of blood-red wine!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
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From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
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From this reading For I would drink to other days.'
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From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
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From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading “Flash out a stream of blood-red wine!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
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From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, after they'd filled up I set out the jug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Flash out a stream of blood-red wine!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For I would drink to other days.'
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From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Holmes looks at it, and then he fires up all of a sudden and yells:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But I broke in, and says I, 'Beg your pardon, Mr. Longfellow, if you'll be so kind as to hold your yawp for about five minutes and let me get this grub ready, you'll do me proud.'
