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Chapter II
"We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict. They're already provided for under other laws. And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others. A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them. But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They're already provided for under other laws.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.”
for each
From this reading “A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “They're already provided for under other laws.”
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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 A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
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From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They're already provided for under other laws.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
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From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
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From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
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From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
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From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
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From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
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From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
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From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
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From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They're already provided for under other laws.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're already provided for under other laws.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
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From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
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From this reading They're already provided for under other laws.
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From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
for each
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're already provided for under other laws.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're already provided for under other laws.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And those habits are not, _by themselves_, dangerous to the lives of others.
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From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They're already provided for under other laws.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can't touch the kleptomaniac or the common drunk or the drug addict.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what they're sentenced for is crimes of violence, not for guzzling hooch or mainlining heroin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A good many of our kind of zany _do_ drink or take drugs--about fifty per cent of them.
