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Chapter I
“Sufferin’ whirligigs, Pard Matt! Look at that bubble wagon! Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole? I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing. Either that, or else he’s ‘bug’ with a big ‘B.’”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
one or the other of two
From this reading “Either that, or else he’s ‘bug’ with a big ‘B.’””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at that bubble wagon!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.”
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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 Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at that bubble wagon!
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From this reading Either that, or else he’s ‘bug’ with a big ‘B.’”
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From this reading Either that, or else he’s ‘bug’ with a big ‘B.’”
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From this reading Look at that bubble wagon!
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From this reading Either that, or else he’s ‘bug’ with a big ‘B.’”
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From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
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From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
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From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
one or the other of two
From this reading Either that, or else he’s ‘bug’ with a big ‘B.’”
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From this reading Either that, or else he’s ‘bug’ with a big ‘B.’”
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From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either that, or else he’s ‘bug’ with a big ‘B.’”
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From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
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From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at that bubble wagon!
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From this reading “Sufferin’ whirligigs, Pard Matt!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
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From this reading “Sufferin’ whirligigs, Pard Matt!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sufferin’ whirligigs, Pard Matt!
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From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look at that bubble wagon!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
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From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it trying to turn a handspring, or ‘skin the cat,’ or climb that telephone pole?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon the longhorn up front don’t know how to run the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at that bubble wagon!
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From this reading “Sufferin’ whirligigs, Pard Matt!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Either that, or else he’s ‘bug’ with a big ‘B.’”
