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Pendennis I 108: ‘Hold your tongue, Bob Acres. It’s my belief ye’re no better than a coward,’ said Captain Costigan.at acres, n.
Pendennis I 108: ‘Hold your tongue, Bob Acres. It’s my belief ye’re no better than a coward,’ said Captain Costigan. Pendennis I 184: He heard it openly talked of at the Club by So-and-so and T’other.at so-and-so, n.
Pendennis I 3: It was a double letter, and the Major commenced perusing the envelope before he attacked the inner epistle.at attack, v.
Pendennis I 162: We weren’t in a hurry to get to town. Neither one of us was particularly eager about rushing into that near smoking Babylon.at Babylon, n.1
Pendennis I 181: The Governor will blow like an old grampus, I know he will.at blow, v.1
Pendennis I 115: The impudent, bog-trotting scamp [...] dare to threaten me!at bogtrotting (adj.) under bog, n.3
Pendennis I 181: I saw you sit down to ecarté last week at Trumpington’s, and taking your turn with the bones after Ringwood’s supper.at bones, n.1
Pendennis I 343: Look at that very bow-windowed man.at bow-window (n.) under bow, n.1
Pendennis I 107: Then he took down his venerable and murderous duelling-pistols, with fine flint locks, that had done the business of many a pretty fellow in Dublin.at do the business (v.) under business, n.
Pendennis I 77: Lord Paddington did not care twopence for the most beautiful print.at not care twopence, v.
Pendennis I 38: She is a crusher, ain’t she now?at crusher, n.1
Pendennis I 188: After a dinner at the Cafe de Paris, ‘when we were all devilishly cut, by Jove.’.at cut, adj.1
Pendennis I: [caption] A cut direct.at cut, n.1
Pendennis I 85: The infatuated young man went on cutting his jokes at the Admiral’s expense, fancying that all the world was laughing with him.at cut a joke (v.) under cut, v.1
Pendennis I 94: Sir Derby Oaks has been hanging about Miss Fotheringay [...] but Pen has come in and cut him out.at cut out, v.2
Pendennis I 112: ‘And there will be no noses pulled, Cos, my boy? [...]’ said Mr. Bows. ‘Dad, I suppose not,’ said Cos.at dad, n.1
Pendennis I 180: So reckless was his driving and frequent the accidents and upsets out of his drag.at drag, n.1
Pendennis I 42: We played hazard on the dining-table. And I dropped all the money I had from you in the morning.at drop, v.2
Pendennis I 57: ‘Ye’ve hooked ’um any how,’ said the Captain, ‘and let me tell ye he’s not a bad fish.’.at fish, n.1
Pendennis I 216: I served in Spain with the king’s troops, until [...] I saw the game was over and hung up my toasting-iron.at toasting fork, n.
Pendennis I 231: [They] began laughing, jeering, hooting, and calling opprobrious names at the Frenchman. Some cried out ‘Frenchy! Frenchy!’ some exclaimed ‘Frogs!’.at Frenchie, n.1
Pendennis I 231: [They] began laughing, jeering, hooting, and calling opprobrious names at the Frenchman. Some cried out ‘Frenchy! Frenchy!’ some exclaimed ‘Frogs!’.at Frog, n.
Pendennis I 196: ‘Gammon,’ said Mr. Spavin. ‘This ain’t the way to town; this is the Fenbury road, I tell you.’.at gammon!, excl.
Pendennis I 181: You’re going too fast, and can’t keep up the pace [...] I tell you, you’re going it with fellers beyond your weight.at go it, v.
Pendennis I 181: Governor will blow like an old grampus, I know he will.at governor, n.
Pendennis I 228: Lady Clavering talked about Sparrowgrass instead of Asparagus, or called an object a hobject.at sparrow-grass, n.
Pendennis I 283: Those parts in the drama, which are called the heavy fathers, were usually assigned to this veteran, who, indeed, acted the heavy father in public, as in private life.at heavy, adj.
Pendennis I 185: He frequents low gambling-houses and billiard-hells.at hell, n.
Pendennis I 226: I don’t know how it is, but she always manages to put me in the hole.at put someone in the hole (v.) under hole, n.1
Pendennis I 45: His end was in a spunging-house, where the sheriff’s officer, who took him, was fond of him.at sponging-house, n.
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