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Chapter V
PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him. “You see, I’ve got to be there,” Tom had explained. “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas. The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming. I’ve stipulated that I sit near you--see?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.”
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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 PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
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From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
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From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You see, I’ve got to be there,” Tom had explained.
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From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
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From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
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From this reading “You see, I’ve got to be there,” Tom had explained.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
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From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
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From this reading “You see, I’ve got to be there,” Tom had explained.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ve stipulated that I sit near you--see?
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From this reading “You see, I’ve got to be there,” Tom had explained.
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From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
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From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
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From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
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From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve stipulated that I sit near you--see?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
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From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
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From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
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From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see, I’ve got to be there,” Tom had explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve stipulated that I sit near you--see?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve stipulated that I sit near you--see?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see, I’ve got to be there,” Tom had explained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF Robert Black was dressing for a dinner--a men’s dinner, to which Samuel Lockhart had invited him, and Tom Lockhart had commanded him.
which person or people
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And Dad always asks a lot of ponderous old personages who bore you to death--or else make you red with rage at some of their fossil ideas.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see, I’ve got to be there,” Tom had explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only thing that saves the case for me to-night is that you’re coming.
