Chapter VI
"He had a permit, hadn't he?" "Oh, yes--rather! I don't doubt that. Just like Brown's, the town boy's excuses. Writes them himself."
The Willoughby Captains
Chapter VI
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"He
had
a
permit,
hadn't
he?"
"Oh,
yes--rather!
I
don't
doubt
that.
Just
like
Brown's,
the
town
boy's
excuses.
Writes
them
himself."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
"He
had
a
permit,
hadn't
he?"
Line 2
"Oh,
yes--rather!
Line 3
I
don't
doubt
that.
Line 4
Just
like
Brown's,
the
town
boy's
excuses.
Line 5
Writes
them
himself."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Writes them himself."”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He had a permit, hadn't he?"
boy's
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From this reading Just like Brown's, the town boy's excuses.
Brown's
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From this reading Just like Brown's, the town boy's excuses.
don't
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From this reading I don't doubt that.
doubt
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From this reading I don't doubt that.
excuses
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From this reading Just like Brown's, the town boy's excuses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He had a permit, hadn't he?"
hadn't
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From this reading "He had a permit, hadn't he?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He had a permit, hadn't he?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Writes them himself."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't doubt that.
Just
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From this reading Just like Brown's, the town boy's excuses.
like
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From this reading Just like Brown's, the town boy's excuses.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, yes--rather!
permit
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From this reading "He had a permit, hadn't he?"
rather
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From this reading "Oh, yes--rather!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't doubt that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just like Brown's, the town boy's excuses.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Writes them himself."
town
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From this reading Just like Brown's, the town boy's excuses.
Writes
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From this reading Writes them himself."
yes
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From this reading "Oh, yes--rather!