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Chapter X
NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other. “But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that. Probably you couldn’t get anything yet. You’re a year or two too young. If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading “Probably you couldn’t get anything yet.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.””
but in spite of that
From this reading “Probably you couldn’t get anything yet.”
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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 You’re a year or two too young.
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From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
any thing at all
From this reading Probably you couldn’t get anything yet.
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From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.
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From this reading Probably you couldn’t get anything yet.
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
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From this reading “But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
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From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
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From this reading “But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You’re a year or two too young.
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
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From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
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From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
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From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably you couldn’t get anything yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re a year or two too young.
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From this reading You’re a year or two too young.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I were you, and thought seriously of playing professional ball, I’d get on some amateur team this year and play with them for the practice.”
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From this reading You’re a year or two too young.
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS “Yes, I believe it figures out something like that,” laughed the other.
but in spite of that
From this reading Probably you couldn’t get anything yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But, mind you, I’m not saying you could get that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re a year or two too young.
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From this reading You’re a year or two too young.
