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Chapter IV
A COUNTRY PARTY. "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert. "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before. Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there. Jove!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A COUNTRY PARTY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.”
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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 A COUNTRY PARTY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
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From this reading A COUNTRY PARTY.
two people or things considered together
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
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From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
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From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
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From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
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From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
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From this reading Jove!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
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From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COUNTRY PARTY.
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From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
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From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
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From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
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From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
