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Chapter VII
After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead. “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us. It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.” “’Tis our b-business,” says Mark. “Anythin’ that’s suspicious is the business of a newspaper man.
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later than; following
From this reading “After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading ““Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.”
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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 “Anythin’ that’s suspicious is the business of a newspaper man.
later than; following
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
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From this reading “Anythin’ that’s suspicious is the business of a newspaper man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading “’Tis our b-business,” says Mark.
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From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
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From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anythin’ that’s suspicious is the business of a newspaper man.
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From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
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From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
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From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
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From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
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From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
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From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Anythin’ that’s suspicious is the business of a newspaper man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
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From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
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From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
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From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
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From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
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From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
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From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
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From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading “Anythin’ that’s suspicious is the business of a newspaper man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anythin’ that’s suspicious is the business of a newspaper man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
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From this reading “Anythin’ that’s suspicious is the business of a newspaper man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading “’Tis our b-business,” says Mark.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading It ’u’d serve us right if this Man With the Black Gloves caught us and gave us the larrupin’ of our lives.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
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From this reading “Mark,” says I, “here we’re goin’ out to Center Line Bridge to meddle with somethin’ that don’t concern us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After supper we met at the office, though I’m bound to say I wasn’t tickled to death with the prospect of what was ahead.
