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Chapter VI
Happily Uncle Jim did not notice it. “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees! I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now! No, siree; we'll play for beans.” A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!”
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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 “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
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From this reading No, siree; we'll play for beans.”
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From this reading A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
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From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
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From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
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From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
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From this reading A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Happily Uncle Jim did not notice it.
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From this reading A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
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From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
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From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
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From this reading Happily Uncle Jim did not notice it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
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From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
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From this reading A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Happily Uncle Jim did not notice it.
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From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
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From this reading Happily Uncle Jim did not notice it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
not any; not one
From this reading No, siree; we'll play for beans.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Happily Uncle Jim did not notice it.
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From this reading Happily Uncle Jim did not notice it.
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From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
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From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, siree; we'll play for beans.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, siree; we'll play for beans.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Happily Uncle Jim did not notice it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, then, old pard,” he said brightly, “we'll have a gay old time to-night--one of our jamborees!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
in the company of; together with
From this reading A sudden light illuminated Uncle Billy's face again, but he said, with a grim desperation, “Not to-night!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've got some whiskey here and a deck o' cards, and we'll have a little game, you understand, but not for 'keeps' now!
