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"And willing." "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it." "Not to a work to which they have regularly subscribed?" "No." "That is as much as to say that they are dishonest men."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Not to a work to which they have regularly subscribed?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."”
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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 "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And willing."
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From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That is as much as to say that they are dishonest men."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That is as much as to say that they are dishonest men."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
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From this reading "That is as much as to say that they are dishonest men."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not to a work to which they have regularly subscribed?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is as much as to say that they are dishonest men."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is as much as to say that they are dishonest men."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to a work to which they have regularly subscribed?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
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From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to a work to which they have regularly subscribed?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is as much as to say that they are dishonest men."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to a work to which they have regularly subscribed?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Not to a work to which they have regularly subscribed?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
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From this reading "And willing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to a work to which they have regularly subscribed?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happen to know, my young friend, that neither of those men will pay a subscription to any thing if they can help it."
