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Chapter III
“Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.” “Yes, I hit pretty hard, don’t I?” “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said. “I want to play light if you’ll let me.” The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
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 ““Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““I want to play light if you’ll let me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.””
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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 The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
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From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I hit pretty hard, don’t I?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I hit pretty hard, don’t I?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I hit pretty hard, don’t I?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
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From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I want to play light if you’ll let me.”
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From this reading “I want to play light if you’ll let me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
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From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
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From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
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From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to play light if you’ll let me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I hit pretty hard, don’t I?”
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From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
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From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Look here, Cullingworth,” said I; “there’s not much boxing about this game.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
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From this reading “I want to play light if you’ll let me.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
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From this reading The words were not out of my mouth before he was on me like a flash.
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From this reading “Yes, I hit pretty hard, don’t I?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you come boring into me like that, I’m bound to hit you out again,” I said.
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From this reading “I want to play light if you’ll let me.”
