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Chapter VII
FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand. "Sorry you wouldn't have one. You'll need it. But no time to change your mind. I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Sorry you wouldn't have one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But no time to change your mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'll need it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Sorry you wouldn't have one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But no time to change your mind.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!”
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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 FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
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From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
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From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
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From this reading But no time to change your mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
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From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
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From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sorry you wouldn't have one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
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From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
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From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
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From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
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From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You'll need it.
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From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'll need it.
not any; not one
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sorry you wouldn't have one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry you wouldn't have one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But no time to change your mind.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
in the company of; together with
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I've put you at the head of the table that would be the captain's, if he ate with us, which he doesn't--happy man!
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From this reading "Sorry you wouldn't have one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
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From this reading You'll need it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FOXY DUFFING "I'll show you your place," Corkran volunteered, lying in wait for me inside the saloon door, with a cocktail in his hand.
