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"_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn. "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud. Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball. _Vollup! Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.”
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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 Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
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From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
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From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
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From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
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From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
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From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
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From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
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From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
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From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
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From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
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From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
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From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
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From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
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From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
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From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
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From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
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From this reading _Vollup!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
