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Chapter V
“Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?” “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree. “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me. I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks. Ye left off at a place.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye left off at a place.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.”
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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 I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ye left off at a place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
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From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
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From this reading I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.
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From this reading I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
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From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
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From this reading “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ye left off at a place.
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From this reading I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.
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From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
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From this reading “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.
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From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.
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From this reading “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.
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From this reading Ye left off at a place.
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From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
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From this reading Ye left off at a place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
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From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.
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From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dinno; but I took a great likings to them Greeks.
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From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
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From this reading “Many and weary be the months since my lad has read it to me.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Did I hear ye open the book?” said old man McCree.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Was it the hippopotamus you wanted to be read to about then?”
