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Chapter VI
MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me! I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers. When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by. You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not. Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.”
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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 Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
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From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
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From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
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From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
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From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
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From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
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From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
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From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
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From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
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From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
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From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
at the time that
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
