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Chapter XX
At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform: “This is my last appearance on the paid platform. I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others. Now, since I must, I shall say good-bye. I see many faces in this audience well known to me.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““This is my last appearance on the paid platform.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This is my last appearance on the paid platform.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now, since I must, I shall say good-bye.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Now, since I must, I shall say good-bye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I see many faces in this audience well known to me.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
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From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This is my last appearance on the paid platform.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
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From this reading I see many faces in this audience well known to me.
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From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see many faces in this audience well known to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
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From this reading Now, since I must, I shall say good-bye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I see many faces in this audience well known to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is my last appearance on the paid platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see many faces in this audience well known to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is my last appearance on the paid platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see many faces in this audience well known to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now, since I must, I shall say good-bye.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This is my last appearance on the paid platform.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, since I must, I shall say good-bye.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “This is my last appearance on the paid platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is my last appearance on the paid platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, since I must, I shall say good-bye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see many faces in this audience well known to me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Now, since I must, I shall say good-bye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this meeting Mr. Clemens made this formal announcement from the platform:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
up to a particular time
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see many faces in this audience well known to me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I shall not retire from the gratis platform until I am buried, and courtesy will compel me to keep still and not disturb the others.
