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Chapter XIII
Tom Stares at Ruin. When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar. October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
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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 When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tom Stares at Ruin.
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From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
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From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
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From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading October.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
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From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Tom Stares at Ruin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Stares at Ruin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Tom Stares at Ruin.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
at the time that
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
which person or people
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
