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Chapter I
[Frontispiece: A bus-conductor with passengers on a bus. The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat. Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks. Caption: ‘“Oh yes,” he said, “I heard. If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks.”
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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 [Frontispiece: A bus-conductor with passengers on a bus.
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From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
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From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
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From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
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From this reading [Frontispiece: A bus-conductor with passengers on a bus.
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From this reading [Frontispiece: A bus-conductor with passengers on a bus.
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From this reading Caption: ‘“Oh yes,” he said, “I heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Frontispiece: A bus-conductor with passengers on a bus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
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From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Caption: ‘“Oh yes,” he said, “I heard.
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From this reading Caption: ‘“Oh yes,” he said, “I heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Caption: ‘“Oh yes,” he said, “I heard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks.
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From this reading Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
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From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
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From this reading Caption: ‘“Oh yes,” he said, “I heard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Frontispiece: A bus-conductor with passengers on a bus.
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From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
above and across; more than
From this reading Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Frontispiece: A bus-conductor with passengers on a bus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caption: ‘“Oh yes,” he said, “I heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another passenger looks over his newspaper at the bus-conductor and smirks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
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From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conductor carries a pad of tickets and a change purse, and stands before a passenger wearing a clerical collar and hat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Frontispiece: A bus-conductor with passengers on a bus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caption: ‘“Oh yes,” he said, “I heard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want all them threepennies, you’d better get them out of the blanky offertory-bag next Sunday.”’]
