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Chapter XIV
“White meat,” said the manager. “White meat,” repeated the bar-keeper. “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome. I was going in for what was _good_. And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.”
any thing at all
From this reading “And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““White meat,” repeated the bar-keeper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
any thing at all
From this reading And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
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From this reading “White meat,” repeated the bar-keeper.
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From this reading And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was going in for what was _good_.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading I was going in for what was _good_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was going in for what was _good_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was going in for what was _good_.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “White meat,” said the manager.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “White meat,” said the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “White meat,” repeated the bar-keeper.
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From this reading “White meat,” said the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “White meat,” said the manager.
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From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading “White meat,” said the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I went into the Parker House one night about midnight, and I saw four doctors there eating lobster salad, and devilled crab, and washing it down with champagne; and I made up my mind that the doctors needn't talk to me any more about what was wholesome.
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From this reading And there aint anything better for supper than Welsh rabbit in _this_ world.”
