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THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn! THE NOTE TAKER. You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days. Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party. I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.”
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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 Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
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From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
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From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
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From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
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From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
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From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
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From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
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From this reading THE NOTE TAKER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
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From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NOTE TAKER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOWER GIRL [tickled by the performance, and laughing in spite of herself] Garn!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I could even get her a place as lady’s maid or shop assistant, which requires better English.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.
