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Chapter XXVII
"The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant. "You know how it is with any dog. You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks. And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing. Children are like that.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “"The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know how it is with any dog.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.”
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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 And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
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From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
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From this reading "You know how it is with any dog.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
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From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
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From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
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From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
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From this reading Children are like that.
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From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
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From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
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From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
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From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
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From this reading "You know how it is with any dog.
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From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
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From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
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From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
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From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
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From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
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From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
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From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
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From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
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From this reading "You know how it is with any dog.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You know how it is with any dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know how it is with any dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Children are like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
above and across; more than
From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Children are like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You love it up into lying down and rolling over and playing dead and all such dub tricks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You know how it is with any dog.
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From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The thing is, Johnny, you can't love dogs into doing professional tricks, which is the difference between dogs and women," Collins told his assistant.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then one day you show him off to your friends, and the conditions are changed, and he gets all excited and foolish, and you can't get him to do a thing.
