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Chapter XXV
AN OBSTINATE CLIENT. "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir." "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it. My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate. I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
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open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading “I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.”
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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 I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
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From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OBSTINATE CLIENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
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From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
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From this reading AN OBSTINATE CLIENT.
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From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
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From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
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From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
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From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
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From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
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From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
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From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
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From this reading AN OBSTINATE CLIENT.
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From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
an old word for “to”
From this reading My knowledge is sufficient unto the day, at any rate.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There, sir; I think we understand each other, sir."
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From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Humph! well, that's according to how you put it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to visit Heath at once, taking young Vandyck with me; I am to insist upon his making a strong defence, and to watch him closely.
