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Chapter XI
“You are one of us, of course. Fine lot of men the West sends in this time. I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before. My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.” Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are one of us, of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““You are one of us, of course.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are one of us, of course.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
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From this reading My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.”
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From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are one of us, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
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From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.
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From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
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From this reading My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
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From this reading My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
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From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
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From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
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From this reading Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.
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From this reading Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.
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From this reading My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.”
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From this reading My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
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From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You are one of us, of course.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You are one of us, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My name’s R. P. Bolder—Bolder & Son, of Hickory Grove, Missouri.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
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From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are one of us, of course.
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From this reading Fine lot of men the West sends in this time.
at the time that
From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Though unprepared, I rose to the emergency, as men will when put to it.
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From this reading I’m glad they held the convention in New York; I’ve never been East before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are one of us, of course.
