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Chapter XII
“The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible. The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay. By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.” “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look. “It is qvite settled dat I shall protect her.”
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.””
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.”
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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 The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
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From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
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From this reading By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.”
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From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
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From this reading “The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.”
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From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.
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From this reading By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
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From this reading “The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is qvite settled dat I shall protect her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is qvite settled dat I shall protect her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is qvite settled dat I shall protect her.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The bailiffs have got them--but it is impossible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the poker!--a queer thing is a heart of two and-twenty.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ver’ goot, ver’ goot, I shall arrange all dat,” said Nucingen, assuming a cunning look.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The girl has had a passion, and has spent some money left in her hands, which she is now called upon to pay.
