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Chapter XI
BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning. “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.” “Those chaps are bad ones,” said the boy. “They steal wherever they happen to be.” The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Those chaps are bad ones,” said the boy.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading ““They steal wherever they happen to be.””
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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 “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
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From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
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From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Those chaps are bad ones,” said the boy.
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From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
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From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
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From this reading “Those chaps are bad ones,” said the boy.
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From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “They steal wherever they happen to be.”
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From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
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From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
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From this reading “Those chaps are bad ones,” said the boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
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From this reading “Those chaps are bad ones,” said the boy.
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From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
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From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
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From this reading “They steal wherever they happen to be.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
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From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
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From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
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From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Those chaps are bad ones,” said the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Those chaps are bad ones,” said the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Lawrence has got back, and his desk was robbed of a hundred and five dollars, so he says.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They steal wherever they happen to be.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They steal wherever they happen to be.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those chaps are bad ones,” said the boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER Mr. Starleigh was much interested in the story Bob had to tell him on the following morning.
in or to any place at all
From this reading “They steal wherever they happen to be.”
which person or people
From this reading The old photographer advised Bob to make a complaint against the officer who had allowed Barker to slip away, but Bob shook his head.
