Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I say, stranger, ain't you a Britisher?"

anew

From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

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From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

with anger

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

a native or inhabitant of Great Britain

From this reading I say, stranger, ain't you a Britisher?"

without stop or interruption

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

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From this reading "No, you don't, do you?

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

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From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

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

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

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From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

not any; not one

From this reading "No, you don't, do you?

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From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

the time that has elapsed

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

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From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

extremely

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

express in words

From this reading I say, stranger, ain't you a Britisher?"

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

to a small degree or extent

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading I say, stranger, ain't you a Britisher?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sam again followed up his question with a shot at the fire-place.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Why I _do_ declare," continued Sam, "if you ain't _photogged_ here as small as life, mole an' all, like nothin'.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Yes," answered Ned, somewhat angrily, "and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear."