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Chapter XV
Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing. “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile. “You look busy.” Floyd pointed to a stack of account-books on the desk and smiled. “The old man got these in an awful mess,” he said.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You look busy.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““The old man got these in an awful mess,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.”
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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 Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
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From this reading Floyd pointed to a stack of account-books on the desk and smiled.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “The old man got these in an awful mess,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
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From this reading “The old man got these in an awful mess,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You look busy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
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From this reading Floyd pointed to a stack of account-books on the desk and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
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From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
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From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
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From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look busy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old man got these in an awful mess,” he said.
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From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Floyd pointed to a stack of account-books on the desk and smiled.
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From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Floyd pointed to a stack of account-books on the desk and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old man got these in an awful mess,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Floyd pointed to a stack of account-books on the desk and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Floyd pointed to a stack of account-books on the desk and smiled.
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From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The old man got these in an awful mess,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
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From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
in or at the place that
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
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From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning from the old man, Pole passed the clerks and a few customers in the store and went back to Floyd's desk, where his friend sat writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Got yore workin' gear on I see,” he observed, with a smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You look busy.”
