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Chapter IX
“There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening. “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea. It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.” “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.” “So it is, so it is,” confessed Mr. Thompson.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.””
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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 you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
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From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
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From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
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From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
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From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
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From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
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From this reading “So it is, so it is,” confessed Mr. Thompson.
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From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
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From this reading It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.”
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From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.”
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From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So it is, so it is,” confessed Mr. Thompson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it is, so it is,” confessed Mr. Thompson.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So it is, so it is,” confessed Mr. Thompson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Tain’t the kind of inquisitiveness that takes men to big towns, nor the kind that takes men to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s jest the kind that has to know what’s going on in the neighborhood.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you must admit,” said Carin teasingly, “that your neighborhood is rather a large one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain’t many men as inquisitive as I be,” remarked Haystack Thompson as he sat at Aunt Zillah’s supper table that evening.
