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Chapter XV
“But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule. “You know I don’t mind that now, Billy. It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.” “H’m!” said Billy. “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
put a harness
From this reading ““But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.”
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From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
any thing at all
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
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From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You know I don’t mind that now, Billy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You know I don’t mind that now, Billy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m!” said Billy.
put a harness
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You know I don’t mind that now, Billy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know I don’t mind that now, Billy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know I don’t mind that now, Billy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You know I don’t mind that now, Billy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “As soon as I heard the camels were loose I came away on my own account.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Things like trees, and they fell up and down the lines and bubbled; and my head-rope broke, and I couldn’t find my driver, and I couldn’t find you, Billy, so I ran off with--with these gentlemen.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know I don’t mind that now, Billy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But this wasn’t harness or anything that jingled,” said the young mule.
