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Chapter I
For every evil under the sun, there's an answer. It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem. But there's an answer--of a kind.... President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that. _Why_ can't I buy the Nicolaides Collection?
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.”
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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 It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
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From this reading For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.
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From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
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From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there's an answer--of a kind....
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From this reading _Why_ can't I buy the Nicolaides Collection?
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From this reading _Why_ can't I buy the Nicolaides Collection?
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From this reading _Why_ can't I buy the Nicolaides Collection?
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From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.
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From this reading For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.
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From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.
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From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
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From this reading But there's an answer--of a kind....
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
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From this reading _Why_ can't I buy the Nicolaides Collection?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there's an answer--of a kind....
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.
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From this reading For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
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From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For every evil under the sun, there's an answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Why_ can't I buy the Nicolaides Collection?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem.
