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Chapter IX
A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?” “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.” “What’s the stunt?” “You’ll have to ask them.” The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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any person at all
From this reading “The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.”
any thing at all
From this reading “A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?””
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Dallow and Hardy have, I think.””
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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 A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.”
any person at all
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
any thing at all
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
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From this reading “You’ll have to ask them.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
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From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.”
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From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
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From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the stunt?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s the stunt?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You’ll have to ask them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
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From this reading “What’s the stunt?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
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From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
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From this reading “You’ll have to ask them.”
