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Plays : First Series

Chapter VII

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SNOW.
No, your Worship, I did not.
MAGISTRATE.
You see he says he did n't see them.
JONES.
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Plays : First Series

Chapter VII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SNOW.
Line 2
No, your Worship, I did not.
Line 3
MAGISTRATE.
Line 4
You see he says he did n't see them.
Line 5
JONES.
All words in this reading · 15

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading No, your Worship, I did not.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading You see he says he did n't see them.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading No, your Worship, I did not.

JONES

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From this reading JONES.

MAGISTRATE

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From this reading MAGISTRATE.

n't

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From this reading You see he says he did n't see them.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No, your Worship, I did not.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading No, your Worship, I did not.

says

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From this reading You see he says he did n't see them.

see

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From this reading You see he says he did n't see them.

SNOW

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From this reading SNOW.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You see he says he did n't see them.

Worship

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From this reading No, your Worship, I did not.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You see he says he did n't see them.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading No, your Worship, I did not.