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Chapter XVI
TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over. I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit. I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too! And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish. Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.
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for the reason that
From this reading “I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.”
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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 TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
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From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
for the reason that
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
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From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
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From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
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From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
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From this reading Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.
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From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
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From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
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From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
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From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
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From this reading Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.
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From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
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From this reading Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.
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From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
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From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
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From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
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From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
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From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
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From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
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From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.
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From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
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From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
not any; not one
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
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From this reading Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.
above and across; more than
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that he comes right out and roasts me for gettin' gay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
brief or direct in expression
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
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From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
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From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
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From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
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From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A SHORT CIRCUIT There was no use discountin' the fact, or tryin' to smooth it over.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
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From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd invested six whole dollars in that bunch of roses we'd passed up to Miss Hampton, too!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was in Dutch with Mr. Robert--all because Vee and I tried to pull a little Cupid stunt for his benefit.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And just because we thought it would be a happy hunch to tie in his card with 'em, he goes and gets peevish.
