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Chapter XIII
“I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake. From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.” Mark Tidd just looked at me disgusted. “How far is it to t-t-town?” says he. “Ten miles,” says I.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mark Tidd just looked at me disgusted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.””
except for; apart from
From this reading “From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.”
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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 don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mark Tidd just looked at me disgusted.
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark Tidd just looked at me disgusted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How far is it to t-t-town?” says he.
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From this reading “How far is it to t-t-town?” says he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How far is it to t-t-town?” says he.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How far is it to t-t-town?” says he.
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark Tidd just looked at me disgusted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
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From this reading Mark Tidd just looked at me disgusted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mark Tidd just looked at me disgusted.
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From this reading “Ten miles,” says I.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
except for; apart from
From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading “How far is it to t-t-town?” says he.
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From this reading “Ten miles,” says I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
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From this reading Mark Tidd just looked at me disgusted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
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From this reading From there we could make tracks for town and save all this bother.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
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From this reading “I don’t see,” says I, “why we couldn’t just as well pile into a boat and row to the far end of the lake.
