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Chapter I
_So the baby had a pet monster. And so nobody but baby could see it. And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not. So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate. But I didn't know he had a playmate, and much less did I know it was a monster.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.”
for the reason that
From this reading “So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And so nobody but baby could see it.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I didn't know he had a playmate, and much less did I know it was a monster.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “And so nobody but baby could see it.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.”
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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 _So the baby had a pet monster.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
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From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
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From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so nobody but baby could see it.
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From this reading _So the baby had a pet monster.
for the reason that
From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And so nobody but baby could see it.
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From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And so nobody but baby could see it.
two people or things considered together
From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
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From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
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From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I didn't know he had a playmate, and much less did I know it was a monster.
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From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
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From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _So the baby had a pet monster.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I didn't know he had a playmate, and much less did I know it was a monster.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so nobody but baby could see it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I didn't know he had a playmate, and much less did I know it was a monster.
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From this reading But I didn't know he had a playmate, and much less did I know it was a monster.
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From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
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From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
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From this reading _So the baby had a pet monster.
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From this reading But I didn't know he had a playmate, and much less did I know it was a monster.
no person; not anyone
From this reading And so nobody but baby could see it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
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From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
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From this reading _So the baby had a pet monster.
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From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
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From this reading And so nobody but baby could see it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _So the baby had a pet monster.
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From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _So the baby had a pet monster.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not.
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From this reading So what's strange about that?_ Baby didn't cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate.
