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Chapter XXI
MR. MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter. Wayne examined it questioningly. “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June. “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.”
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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 MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
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From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
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From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
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From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
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From this reading Wayne examined it questioningly.
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From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
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From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
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From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
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From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wayne examined it questioningly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
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From this reading Wayne examined it questioningly.
