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Chapter XXI
IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!" "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up. "Where in the world did you come from?" "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates. "Are you alone?" questioned our hero.
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 “"Are you alone?" questioned our hero.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where in the world did you come from?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.”
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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 "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
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From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you alone?" questioned our hero.
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From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you alone?" questioned our hero.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
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From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
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From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
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From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
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From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
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From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
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From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
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From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
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From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
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From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
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From this reading "Are you alone?" questioned our hero.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
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From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
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From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
which person or people
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
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From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
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From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
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From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
