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Chapter XI
"No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up. "There is some monkey work going on here. Somebody is foolin' with your plane. We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right. And it's no fool, either.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “And it's no fool, either.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it's no fool, either.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is some monkey work going on here.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody is foolin' with your plane.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.”
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From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
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From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
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From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
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From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
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From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
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From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
one or the other of two
From this reading And it's no fool, either.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it's no fool, either.
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From this reading Somebody is foolin' with your plane.
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From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
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From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
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From this reading "There is some monkey work going on here.
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From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is some monkey work going on here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is some monkey work going on here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
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From this reading And it's no fool, either.
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From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is some monkey work going on here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
not any; not one
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There is some monkey work going on here.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody is foolin' with your plane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is some monkey work going on here.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody is foolin' with your plane.
a person, without saying who
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is some monkey work going on here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No use talkin' Mr. Jardin," one of the men blurted out as Bill came up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lock the hangar every night, and someone is always around all day, but allee samee, as the Chinee says, allee samee, _somebody_ gets that machine all out of tune as soon as I get it right.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Somebody is foolin' with your plane.
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From this reading "There is some monkey work going on here.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Somebody is foolin' with your plane.
