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Chapter XIV
“’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost. Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.” “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King? What wouldn’t I give to see old Stalky now! He is the only one of the two Studies not here.”
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 ““’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is the only one of the two Studies not here.””
not one, and not any
From this reading “Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He is the only one of the two Studies not here.””
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.””
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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 “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
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From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
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From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
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From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.”
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From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
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From this reading What wouldn’t I give to see old Stalky now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is the only one of the two Studies not here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is the only one of the two Studies not here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is the only one of the two Studies not here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
not one, and not any
From this reading Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is the only one of the two Studies not here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What wouldn’t I give to see old Stalky now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.”
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From this reading What wouldn’t I give to see old Stalky now!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He is the only one of the two Studies not here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is the only one of the two Studies not here.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
To recall to mind.
From this reading Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What wouldn’t I give to see old Stalky now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What wouldn’t I give to see old Stalky now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is the only one of the two Studies not here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talkin’ of baths,” said McTurk, with a chuckle, “’member our bath in Number Five, Beetle, the night Rabbits-Eggs rocked King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is the only one of the two Studies not here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What wouldn’t I give to see old Stalky now!
in the company of; together with
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What wouldn’t I give to see old Stalky now!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet none of our chaps died, that I can remember.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Thing I don’t understand,” said Tertius, “was the way we chaps used to go down into the lavatories, boil ourselves pink, and then come up with all our pores open into a young snow-storm or a black frost.
