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Chapter I
_The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them. But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it. We girls have made up our minds." Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair. He looked at Mary's husband.
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 “But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “_The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Mary's husband.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “_The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.”
a thing, without saying which
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.”
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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 _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Mary's husband.
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From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
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From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
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From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
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From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
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From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We girls have made up our minds."
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From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Mary's husband.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
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From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
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From this reading He looked at Mary's husband.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
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From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at Mary's husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
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From this reading He looked at Mary's husband.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
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From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We girls have made up our minds."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh Farrel, Chief Medical Officer of the Exodus VII, sighed and leaned back in his chair.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We girls have made up our minds."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The women had made up their minds, and nothing--repeat, nothing--could change them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But _something_ had to give...._ "If you called me here to tell me to have a child," Mary Pornsen said, "you can just forget about it.
