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Chapter VI
"That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile. "I'll take care of it. There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me. The question is--What about the mine? You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The question is--What about the mine?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The question is--What about the mine?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The question is--What about the mine?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'll take care of it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at 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 "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The question is--What about the mine?
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From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
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From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
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From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
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From this reading "I'll take care of it.
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From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
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From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
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From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
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From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
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From this reading "I'll take care of it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question is--What about the mine?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'll take care of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
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From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The question is--What about the mine?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question is--What about the mine?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll take care of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
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From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
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From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The question is--What about the mine?
which person or people
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That's my end of the business," said Devine, with a little grim smile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There are men in the cities who would find any dead-beat dollars if he wanted them for a fling at me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You feel reasonably sure we're going to strike ore that will pay for the crushing at the end of that adit?"
