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Chapter XV
A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears. Honest, I do. Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were. And then again, they don't come so easy. Take this latest hunch of mine.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then again, they don't come so easy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “Honest, I do.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Take this latest hunch of mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take this latest hunch of mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.”
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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 A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
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From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then again, they don't come so easy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Honest, I do.
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From this reading And then again, they don't come so easy.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
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From this reading And then again, they don't come so easy.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
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From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Honest, I do.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
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From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
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From this reading Take this latest hunch of mine.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Take this latest hunch of mine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take this latest hunch of mine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And then again, they don't come so easy.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take this latest hunch of mine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Take this latest hunch of mine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sometimes they just come to me by accident, on the fly, as it were.
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From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A LATE HUNCH FOR LESTER You might not guess it, but every now and then I connect with some true thought that makes me wiser above the ears.
