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Chapter XIV
"Ay, of the Yoredale sort. A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?" "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded." "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time. We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
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a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading “A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."”
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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 A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
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From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
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From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
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From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
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From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
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From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
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From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
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From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
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From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
which person or people
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
