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Chapter XI
RODNEY MAKES A TRADE. "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door. "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them." "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly. "I don't collogue [associate] with any such."
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 “"I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.”
during the time that
From this reading “"You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."”
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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 RODNEY MAKES A TRADE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
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From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
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From this reading "I don't collogue [associate] with any such."
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From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
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From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
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From this reading "I don't collogue [associate] with any such."
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From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
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From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
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From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
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From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
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From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
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From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
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From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
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From this reading RODNEY MAKES A TRADE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
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From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
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From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
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From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
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From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
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From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RODNEY MAKES A TRADE.
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From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I don't collogue [associate] with any such."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
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From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RODNEY MAKES A TRADE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
during the time that
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
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From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't claim friendship with any cowardly bushwhacker," answered Rodney hotly.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are a pretty partisan, you are," whispered Tom Percival, while they were waiting for Mrs. Merrick to open the front-door.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Those men outside are friends of yours, and yet you stand ready to fight them."
