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Chapter VII
“That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope. It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.” “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German. “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily. The situation was a painful one.
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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 ““You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The situation was a painful one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.”
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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’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
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From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The situation was a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The situation was a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The situation was a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The situation was a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
