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Chapter IX
"If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?" "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested. "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner." "And lose our promotion and get snubbed for our pains," the detective remarked. "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
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 “"I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “"Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.”
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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 "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
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From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
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From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
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From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
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From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
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From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And lose our promotion and get snubbed for our pains," the detective remarked.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
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From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
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From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And lose our promotion and get snubbed for our pains," the detective remarked.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
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From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
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From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And lose our promotion and get snubbed for our pains," the detective remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "And lose our promotion and get snubbed for our pains," the detective remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And lose our promotion and get snubbed for our pains," the detective remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And lose our promotion and get snubbed for our pains," the detective remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And lose our promotion and get snubbed for our pains," the detective remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And lose our promotion and get snubbed for our pains," the detective remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care much about the job, Mr. Rodd, thanking you all the same.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading "Get on to the track and find some proof," Aaron Rodd suggested.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If Sir Lionel declines to interfere," the inspector pointed out, "what can we do?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There isn't any one can stop you then from behaving in a commonsense manner."
