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Chapter XII
"The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person. "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue. The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?" "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars. Remember our hills are little off the perpendicular."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Remember our hills are little off the perpendicular."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember our hills are little off the perpendicular."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “"The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.”
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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 track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
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From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember our hills are little off the perpendicular."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remember our hills are little off the perpendicular."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
not any; not one
From this reading The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember our hills are little off the perpendicular."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Remember our hills are little off the perpendicular."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember our hills are little off the perpendicular."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember our hills are little off the perpendicular."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "There are hacks and coupes at the livery-stables, if you care to expend ten or fifteen dollars for being less comfortable than in the cars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
in or at the place that
From this reading The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"
which person or people
From this reading "The track is bust," said Mr. Clatt, who was a laconic person.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The conductor will tell you where to transfer--" "Are there no cabs?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Walk along the docks to Polk Street and then south until you find a car--I think it turns in at Pacific Avenue.
