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Chapter VI
“‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus. I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes. That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her. It’s an old recipe that’s been in the family for seventy-five years. They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.”
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From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
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From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It’s an old recipe that’s been in the family for seventy-five years.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
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From this reading They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
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From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
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From this reading They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
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From this reading They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
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From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
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From this reading It’s an old recipe that’s been in the family for seventy-five years.
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From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
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From this reading They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
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From this reading They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
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From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
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From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s an old recipe that’s been in the family for seventy-five years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
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From this reading It’s an old recipe that’s been in the family for seventy-five years.
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From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
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From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s an old recipe that’s been in the family for seventy-five years.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s an old recipe that’s been in the family for seventy-five years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hand it down from one generation to another, but they don’t give it away to outsiders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘They’re golden sunshine,’ says he, ‘honey-browned by the ambrosial fires of Epicurus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
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From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That’s what I went to see Miss Learight for,’ says Jackson Bird, ‘but I haven’t been able to get it from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d give two years of my life to get the recipe for making them pancakes.
