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AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed! But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!” “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!” “Mind what you are saying, Uncle Prudent!” “I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!”
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!””
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!””
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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 But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
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From this reading AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
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From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
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From this reading AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!
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From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!”
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From this reading AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
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From this reading AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
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From this reading “I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!”
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From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
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From this reading “Mind what you are saying, Uncle Prudent!”
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From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
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From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I maintain that the screw ought to be behind!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!
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From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
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From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
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From this reading “Mind what you are saying, Uncle Prudent!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
which person or people
From this reading AGREEMENT IMPOSSIBLE “And the first who says the contrary—” “Indeed!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But we will say the contrary so long as there is a place to say it in!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And in spite of your threats—” “Mind what you are saying, Bat Fynn!”
