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Chapter IV
“I had to take what I could,” answered Peter. “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.” “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney. “Why didn’t you ask long ago? Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading ““Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why didn’t you ask long ago?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.””
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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 Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
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From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
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From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
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From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
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From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney.
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From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
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From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
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From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
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From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
