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Chapter IX
"'Oil,' says I, 'never explodes. It's the gas that forms that explodes.' But I shakes hands with him, anyway. "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.' "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
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A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading “"'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “But I shakes hands with him, anyway.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Oil,' says I, 'never explodes.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “"'Oil,' says I, 'never explodes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.”
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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 "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
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From this reading But I shakes hands with him, anyway.
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From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
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From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
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From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
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From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
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From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I shakes hands with him, anyway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
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From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
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From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
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From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
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From this reading "'Oil,' says I, 'never explodes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the gas that forms that explodes.'
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From this reading It's the gas that forms that explodes.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But I shakes hands with him, anyway.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I shakes hands with him, anyway.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Oil,' says I, 'never explodes.
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From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the gas that forms that explodes.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Oil,' says I, 'never explodes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading "'Oil,' says I, 'never explodes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oil,' says I, 'never explodes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I shakes hands with him, anyway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's the gas that forms that explodes.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's the gas that forms that explodes.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, me and this Bill Bassett sits on the ties and exchanges brags as artists in kindred lines will do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I shakes hands with him, anyway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My name's Bill Bassett,' says he to me, 'and if you'll call it professional pride instead of conceit, I'll inform you that you have the pleasure of meeting the best burglar that ever set a gum-shoe on ground drained by the Mississippi River.'
