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Chapter XXI
Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself. I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep. Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did. We just left him flat. For a while he was out of the story altogether.
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 “Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.”
later than; following
From this reading “I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We just left him flat.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.”
during the time that
From this reading “For a while he was out of the story altogether.”
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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 I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
later than; following
From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
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From this reading For a while he was out of the story altogether.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
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From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
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From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
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From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
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From this reading We just left him flat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
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From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
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From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
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From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We just left him flat.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
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From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We just left him flat.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
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From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
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From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a while he was out of the story altogether.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
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From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a while he was out of the story altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now there’s one thing about me, if somebody starts to run I’ve got to start to run myself.
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From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
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From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
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From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We just left him flat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Dunn wasn’t built for running, and I guess he didn’t wake up to what was going on any more than I did.
during the time that
From this reading For a while he was out of the story altogether.
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From this reading I didn’t stop to think why, but just dug out after Mr. House and Catty, tearing down the street like a runaway sheep.
