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Chapter VIII
As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall. "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather. I would indeed." "Never fear me," said I. "I shall pink him well."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never fear me," said I.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall pink him well."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shall pink him well."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.”
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From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never fear me," said I.
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From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shall pink him well."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
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From this reading I would indeed."
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From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Never fear me," said I.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never fear me," said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall pink him well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never fear me," said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall pink him well."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door closed upon Forister, Colonel Royale beat his hand passionately against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall pink him well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O'Ruddy," he cried, "if you could severely maim that cold-blooded bully, I would be willing to adopt you as my legitimate grandfather.
