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Chapter IV
_Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer! Well, I've got to go. May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money? _Belle._ Yes, surely. _Jack._ Well, good-bye!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “_Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “_Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I've got to go.”
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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 _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
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From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
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From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
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From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
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From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
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From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
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From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
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From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
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From this reading Well, I've got to go.
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From this reading _Jack._ Well, good-bye!
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From this reading Well, I've got to go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
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From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
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From this reading Well, I've got to go.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
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From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
not any; not one
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
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From this reading _Belle._ Yes, surely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May I come here to eat some time--if I can get the money?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I've got to go.
which person or people
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
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From this reading _Belle._ Yes, surely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Jack (returns to Belle)._ Gee, it must be tough for a girl like you to be ordered about by a great hulking brute of a Dutchman who has no thought in the world but his cash-drawer!
