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Chapter XI
“We-we’ll see about th-that. I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?” “That’s very true.” “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me. This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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 ““We-we’ll see about th-that.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?””
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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 This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We-we’ll see about th-that.
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
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From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
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From this reading “We-we’ll see about th-that.
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From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading “We-we’ll see about th-that.
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From this reading “That’s very true.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading “That’s very true.”
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From this reading “That’s very true.”
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From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading “We-we’ll see about th-that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
which person or people
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
