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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
all
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From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
away
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
burning
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not in respect to my head.
camel
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
camels
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From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
Caravanserai
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From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
Charley
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
close
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
corner
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
down
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From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
drunk
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
enough
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
extremely
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
feet
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
fish
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
further
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
head
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From this reading But not in respect to my head.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
horses
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From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
impossible
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But not in respect to my head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
lamp
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
leaned
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
live
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
Loggerhead
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
man
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From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
Mesopotamia
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
mile
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
miles
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
more
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
most
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
mustn't
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
mutinous
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
names
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From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
night
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From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not in respect to my head.
Now
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
obliged
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
old
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From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
paddocks
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
phenomenally
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
poaching
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
pointed
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
respect
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From this reading But not in respect to my head.
said
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
Serai
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
six
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
stable
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
strange
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From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading It was strange to hear all the old names, on a May night, among the horses and camels of the Sultan Caravanserai.
Symonds
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
Then
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From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
there
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
thousand
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
tight
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the man seemed to remember himself and sober down at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
usually
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From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
weary
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From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He leaned against the camel and pointed to a corner of the Serai where a lamp was burning:-- “I live there,” said he, “and I should be extremely obliged if you would be good enough to help my mutinous feet thither; for I am more than usually drunk--most--most phenomenally tight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now Loggerhead was six thousand weary miles away from us, close to Mesopotamia, where you mustn't fish and poaching is impossible, and Charley Symonds' stable a half mile further across the paddocks.
