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Chapter XXX
ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore. "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now. It was one of the finest races that I never saw." "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up. _Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “_Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?”
for the reason that
From this reading “_Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was one of the finest races that I never saw."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was one of the finest races that I never saw."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.”
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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 "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
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From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
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From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading _Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
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From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
for the reason that
From this reading _Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?
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From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of the finest races that I never saw."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the finest races that I never saw."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of the finest races that I never saw."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of the finest races that I never saw."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of the finest races that I never saw."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of the finest races that I never saw."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was one of the finest races that I never saw."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABSENCE MAKES THE ISLAND QUIET "It's all right," Townsend sputtered as he crawled ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was just thinking of something sad; I feel better now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would have been a good race," said Pee-wee with a frown indicative of withering scorn, "only they had to go and break it up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Just because we moved_--do you call that an argument?
