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Chapter XI
“Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl. She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus. It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike. He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway. I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.”
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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 “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
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From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
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From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
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From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
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From this reading “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
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From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
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From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
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From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
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From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
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From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
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From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
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From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
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From this reading “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
not any; not one
From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
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From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
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From this reading “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
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From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading “Well, Mike O’Bader had a daughter then—a right pretty girl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was too gay a sort for Montopolis, so one day she slips off to another town and runs away with a circus.
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From this reading I reckon the men folks wouldn’t have raised no objections, but the women egged ’em on to order her to leave town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wouldn’t have nothin’ to do with her, so she stays around town awhile, anyway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two years before she comes back, all fixed up in fine clothes and rings and jewellery, to see Mike.
