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_Snow in summer is of course impossible. Any weather expert will tell you so. Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur. And he would have been right except for one thing. It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And he would have been right except for one thing.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Snow in summer is of course impossible.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “And he would have been right except for one thing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And he would have been right except for one thing.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And he would have been right except for one thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he would have been right except for one thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any weather expert will tell you so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he would have been right except for one thing.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And he would have been right except for one thing.”
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From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
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From this reading Any weather expert will tell you so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
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From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
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From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Snow in summer is of course impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
apart from; not including
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any weather expert will tell you so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
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From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
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From this reading _Snow in summer is of course impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Snow in summer is of course impossible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Snow in summer is of course impossible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
not any; not one
From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
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From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Snow in summer is of course impossible.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Snow in summer is of course impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Any weather expert will tell you so.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Snow in summer is of course impossible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any weather expert will tell you so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It snowed that summer._ It was, as the expression goes, raining cats and dogs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any weather expert will tell you so.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Any weather expert will tell you so.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And he would have been right except for one thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Any weather expert will tell you so.
