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Chapter IV
“Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features. “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.” “How were we to know till we tried her?” Nicholas asked, so innocently as to cause a laugh. “And how do you get the oysters?” he hurried on.
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 “Nicholas asked, so innocently as to cause a laugh.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How were we to know till we tried her?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.””
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading ““Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““How were we to know till we tried her?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.”
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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 “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
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From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And how do you get the oysters?” he hurried on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nicholas asked, so innocently as to cause a laugh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicholas asked, so innocently as to cause a laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicholas asked, so innocently as to cause a laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And how do you get the oysters?” he hurried on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “How were we to know till we tried her?”
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From this reading “How were we to know till we tried her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And how do you get the oysters?” he hurried on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicholas asked, so innocently as to cause a laugh.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How were we to know till we tried her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicholas asked, so innocently as to cause a laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicholas asked, so innocently as to cause a laugh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And how do you get the oysters?” he hurried on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nicholas asked, so innocently as to cause a laugh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
up to a particular time
From this reading “How were we to know till we tried her?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How were we to know till we tried her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How were we to know till we tried her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d rot on the beach first before I’d take a tub that couldn’t get out of its own way.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “How were we to know till we tried her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How were we to know till we tried her?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And how do you get the oysters?” he hurried on.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, I don’t admire your taste, that’s all,” sneered he of the Mexican features.
