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His daughter dropped to her feet from his chair-arm. "Mah goodness! If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?" "Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in." "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in."”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in."
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From this reading "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
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From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in."
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From this reading "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
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From this reading His daughter dropped to her feet from his chair-arm.
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From this reading "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
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From this reading His daughter dropped to her feet from his chair-arm.
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From this reading His daughter dropped to her feet from his chair-arm.
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From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
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From this reading His daughter dropped to her feet from his chair-arm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His daughter dropped to her feet from his chair-arm.
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From this reading "Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
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From this reading "Mah goodness!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His daughter dropped to her feet from his chair-arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His daughter dropped to her feet from his chair-arm.
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From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
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From this reading "Mah goodness!
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From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His daughter dropped to her feet from his chair-arm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Pardon me," said the colonel, "the case is one in which all can give in."
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From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
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From this reading "Yes, you see," Fulkerson added, "nobody can give in."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If nobody's in the wrong, ho' awe you evah going to get the mattah straight?"
