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Chapter XII
THE BOSS DEFIED. The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly. “Don’t talk like a boob,” he said. “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else. If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
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any person at all
From this reading ““I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.”
for the reason that
From this reading “If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.””
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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 “Don’t talk like a boob,” he said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
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From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
any person at all
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
for the reason that
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
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From this reading “Don’t talk like a boob,” he said.
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From this reading THE BOSS DEFIED.
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From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
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From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
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From this reading THE BOSS DEFIED.
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From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
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From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
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From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
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From this reading “Don’t talk like a boob,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
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From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
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From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
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From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
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From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t talk like a boob,” he said.
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From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
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From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t talk like a boob,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
not any; not one
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t talk like a boob,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t talk like a boob,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOSS DEFIED.
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From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m not defying any organization, and I have no desire to make an enemy of Mr. Samuel J. Coggswell or anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man in the gray uniform of Uncle Sam’s postal service laughed lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If he’s petty and narrow-minded enough to get sore on me just because I refuse to give up five dollars for a picnic ticket for which I have no earthly use, well, I can’t help it.”
