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Chapter XVI
FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade. When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums. "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting. "Well, I don't know that I wish to speak to you. What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I don't know that I wish to speak to you.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I don't know that I wish to speak to you.”
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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 FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
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From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
later than; following
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I wish to speak to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I wish to speak to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
above and across; more than
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I wish to speak to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.
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From this reading FOR THE PRIZE TROOP After a bath and rub down in the gymnasium Dick dressed for evening parade.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
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From this reading "Well, I don't know that I wish to speak to you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
at the time that
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
which person or people
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
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From this reading "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When this was over he sought out Dutton, who was strolling off the campus with some chums.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Captain Dutton, I wish to speak to you," said Dick, formally saluting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it?" asked the young snob, barely acknowledging Dick's courtesy.
