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“‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words. ‘You will think of all my requirements for me.’ I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand? The reason of it? Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
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later than; following
From this reading ““‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You will think of all my requirements for me.’”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?”
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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 “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
later than; following
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You will think of all my requirements for me.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
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From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
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From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘You will think of all my requirements for me.’
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From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reason of it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘You will think of all my requirements for me.’
no person; not anyone
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘You will think of all my requirements for me.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reason of it?
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From this reading ‘You will think of all my requirements for me.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You will think of all my requirements for me.’
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am the master, so to speak, and he is the servant, you understand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, my word, that is just what nobody on earth knows but himself and God Almighty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Jonathan, you will look after me as if I were a baby in long clothes,’ Yes, sir, ‘long clothes!’ those were his very words.
