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Chapter VIII
“Morning, Taggart; I’m just back. Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements. Where’s my style?” Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot. “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.”
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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 Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
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From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
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From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
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From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
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From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
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From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Where’s my style?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s my style?”
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From this reading “Morning, Taggart; I’m just back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here, this leader for to-morrow--it’s nothing but a string of statements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taggart shifted his considerable weight from foot to foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s my style?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Well, sir,” he said, “I thought perhaps you’d like to put that in yourself, for a change.
