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Chapter III
“Everybody knows that much,” Larry admitted. “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?” “I was just coming to that. If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.” “All right; that’s exactly what I do.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
every person
From this reading ““Everybody knows that much,” Larry admitted.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All right; that’s exactly what I do.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.””
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From this reading “Everybody knows that much,” Larry admitted.
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From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
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From this reading “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?”
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From this reading “I was just coming to that.
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From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?”
every person
From this reading “Everybody knows that much,” Larry admitted.
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From this reading “All right; that’s exactly what I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was just coming to that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
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From this reading “I was just coming to that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Everybody knows that much,” Larry admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Everybody knows that much,” Larry admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Everybody knows that much,” Larry admitted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right; that’s exactly what I do.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Everybody knows that much,” Larry admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right; that’s exactly what I do.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?”
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From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was just coming to that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But what has that got to do with my ‘busting’?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
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From this reading If you blow up in something in the morning, you’re likely to go on blowing up all day.”
