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Chapter I
... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end. But some men aren't sane; thus it isn't always so! No, you're wrong. I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him. But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
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 “... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.”
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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 ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading But some men aren't sane; thus it isn't always so!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading But some men aren't sane; thus it isn't always so!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But some men aren't sane; thus it isn't always so!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
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From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
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From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
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From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading But some men aren't sane; thus it isn't always so!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
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From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
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From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
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From this reading But some men aren't sane; thus it isn't always so!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
not any; not one
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But some men aren't sane; thus it isn't always so!
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From this reading But some men aren't sane; thus it isn't always so!
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From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
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From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading But some men aren't sane; thus it isn't always so!
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From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ... and it comes out here There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with ... everything has a beginning and an end.
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From this reading No, you're wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it's a longish story, and you might as well let me in.
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From this reading No, you're wrong.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm not your father's ghost, even if I do look a bit like him.
