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Chapter VII
"Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest. All that's yellow isn't butter. But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha! Hum!"--_or words to that effect_.' Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
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any person at all
From this reading “But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."”
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading “But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!”
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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 But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading All that's yellow isn't butter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
any person at all
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading All that's yellow isn't butter.
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From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
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From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
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From this reading Hum!"--_or words to that effect_.'
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From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
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From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading Hum!"--_or words to that effect_.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading All that's yellow isn't butter.
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From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
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From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hum!"--_or words to that effect_.'
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hum!"--_or words to that effect_.'
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From this reading All that's yellow isn't butter.
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From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Lady," he said, "what I've poured in jest, drink in earnest.
at the time that
From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
at any time that; every time that
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
which person or people
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
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From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
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From this reading Hum!"--_or words to that effect_.'
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From this reading All that's yellow isn't butter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if anybody was to ask you--say, a man who shall be as nameless as he is legless--what I says to you during our discursive promenaid, you answer back and say, 'Kid Shannon, whenever I speaks to him, merely says, "Ha!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here I wishes you salutations, and may your life contain nothing but times when you looks and feels your best."
