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Chapter XV
BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me. I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force. It's Uncle Dudley, of course. And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute. Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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later than; following
From this reading “Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's Uncle Dudley, of course.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.”
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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 And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
later than; following
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's Uncle Dudley, of course.
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From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading It's Uncle Dudley, of course.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
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From this reading It's Uncle Dudley, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
no person; not anyone
From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's Uncle Dudley, of course.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
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From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
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From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, say, my coppin' that out don't go to prove I'm a Mr. Cute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
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From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
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From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
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From this reading It's Uncle Dudley, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BATTING IT UP TO TORCHY Nobody had to point him out to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any mush-head could have picked him after one glimpse of the old vintage Prince Albert, the back number silk lid, and the white Chaunceys he wears on each side of his face.
which person or people
From this reading I hadn't been holdin' down the chair behind the brass gate more'n two days before I knew who was the living joke on the Corrugated Trust Company's force.
