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"'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'" "Which is to say?" she queried. "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels. They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would." "Will you sell it to them?"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.”
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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 "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
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From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
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From this reading "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
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From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Which is to say?" she queried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
above and across; more than
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which is to say?" she queried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which is to say?" she queried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you sell it to them?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Which is to say?" she queried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Will you sell it to them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They find it hard to get the stuff over there--just as I said they would."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Which is to say?" she queried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which is to say?" she queried.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you sell it to them?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "They want to know how much I would ask for a million bushels.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you sell it to them?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Answer on one million bushels wheat in your market--stocks lighter than expected, and being cleared up.'"
