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Chapter IX
“Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money. She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?” Peter Winn interrupted. The secretary tittered. “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
apart from; not including
From this reading ““I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading ““Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Peter Winn interrupted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.”
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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 “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
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From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
apart from; not including
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
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From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peter Winn interrupted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
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From this reading She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”
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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
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From this reading The secretary tittered.
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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
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From this reading She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The secretary tittered.
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From this reading The secretary tittered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”
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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
