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Chapter XV
As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech. He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired. "Paddy," said I, "how would you like to be an Englishman? Look at their cities. Sure, Skibbereen is a mud-pond to them.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at their cities.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure, Skibbereen is a mud-pond to them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.”
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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 He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Paddy," said I, "how would you like to be an Englishman?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at their cities.
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From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Paddy," said I, "how would you like to be an Englishman?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading Look at their cities.
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From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
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From this reading "Paddy," said I, "how would you like to be an Englishman?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading "Paddy," said I, "how would you like to be an Englishman?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
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From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sure, Skibbereen is a mud-pond to them.
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From this reading "Paddy," said I, "how would you like to be an Englishman?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at their cities.
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From this reading Sure, Skibbereen is a mud-pond to them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
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From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
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From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Paddy," said I, "how would you like to be an Englishman?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sure, Skibbereen is a mud-pond to them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure, Skibbereen is a mud-pond to them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Look at their cities.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sure, Skibbereen is a mud-pond to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
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From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading As we ambled our way agreeably out of Bath, Paddy and I employed ourselves in worthy speech.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
but in spite of that
From this reading He was not yet a notable horseman, but his Irish adaptability was so great that he was already able to think he would not fall off so long as the horse was old and tired.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Paddy," said I, "how would you like to be an Englishman?
