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Chapter XVI
ELMER THINKS IT PAYS. SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed. Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it. They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim. Nor was this all.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.”
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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 SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
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From this reading Nor was this all.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
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From this reading ELMER THINKS IT PAYS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
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From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ELMER THINKS IT PAYS.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was this all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading ELMER THINKS IT PAYS.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
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From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
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From this reading ELMER THINKS IT PAYS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nor was this all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
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From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
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From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor was this all.
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From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
