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Chapter VI
"What's nice about ... Oh!" Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way. "You and your education!" he snorted. "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What's nice about ...”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.”
hard but easily broken
From this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.”
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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 "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What's nice about ...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
hard but easily broken
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
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From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading "What's nice about ...
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading Oh!"
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
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From this reading "See how brittle it is," Jak ignored the interruption as he touched a stem, only to have it snap off like a slim glass fibre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jon grew red-faced at having been caught that way.
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From this reading "What's nice about ...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You and your education!" he snorted.
