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Chapter XXI
Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored. He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key. If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size. There was no one to care except his valet. Dallam cared and read and made notes.
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 “He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “There was no one to care except his valet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.”
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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 If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
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From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
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From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
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From this reading There was no one to care except his valet.
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From this reading Dallam cared and read and made notes.
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From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
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From this reading Dallam cared and read and made notes.
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From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
apart from; not including
From this reading There was no one to care except his valet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
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From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
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From this reading Dallam cared and read and made notes.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one to care except his valet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
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From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
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From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
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From this reading Dallam cared and read and made notes.
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From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
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From this reading There was no one to care except his valet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no one to care except his valet.
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From this reading Jim Dyckman had many notes from Kedzie, gushing, all adjectives and adverbs, capitalized and underscored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He left them about carelessly, or locked them up and left the key.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one to care except his valet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he had not done that the lock on his desk was one that could be opened with a hairpin or with a penknife or with almost any key of a proper size.
