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Chapter I
Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively. “That ain’t so,” he declared. “That ain’t so, nohow.” “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.” “’Taint so,” said Tubby.
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 ““Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.””
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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 _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
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From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
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From this reading “That ain’t so,” he declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
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From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
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From this reading “That ain’t so,” he declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That ain’t so,” he declared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
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From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
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From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That ain’t so, nohow.”
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From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
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From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That ain’t so,” he declared.
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From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Taint so,” said Tubby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That ain’t so,” he declared.
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From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubby took his feet off the fender of the little stove in the back room of O’Connor’s Grocery and glared at his two friends aggressively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well _he_ said,” the first man repeated, “as how that’s just the way it is—that light travels one hundred and eighty-six thousand miles in a second.”
