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Chapter V
A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like? MALE DITTO. May as well, now we _are_ 'ere. (_To preserve himself from any suspicion of credulity_). Sure to be a take-in o' some sort.
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an old word for “before”
From this reading “May as well, now we _are_ 'ere.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “(_To preserve himself from any suspicion of credulity_).”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May as well, now we _are_ 'ere.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure to be a take-in o' some sort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May as well, now we _are_ 'ere.”
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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 FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading (_To preserve himself from any suspicion of credulity_).
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading May as well, now we _are_ 'ere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading May as well, now we _are_ 'ere.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sure to be a take-in o' some sort.
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From this reading (_To preserve himself from any suspicion of credulity_).
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From this reading MALE DITTO.
an old word for “before”
From this reading May as well, now we _are_ 'ere.
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (_To preserve himself from any suspicion of credulity_).
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading (_To preserve himself from any suspicion of credulity_).
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading MALE DITTO.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May as well, now we _are_ 'ere.
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From this reading May as well, now we _are_ 'ere.
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From this reading Sure to be a take-in o' some sort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading (_To preserve himself from any suspicion of credulity_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading Sure to be a take-in o' some sort.
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From this reading Sure to be a take-in o' some sort.
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From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure to be a take-in o' some sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_To preserve himself from any suspicion of credulity_).
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From this reading Sure to be a take-in o' some sort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
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From this reading May as well, now we _are_ 'ere.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
in the company of; together with
From this reading A FEMALE SIGHTSEER (_with the air of a person making an original suggestion_) Shall we go in, just to see what it's like?
