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Chapter XXIV
CRAWFISH JIM. "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?" The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry. I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me. But I would blithely listen.
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 “I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"”
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But I would blithely listen.”
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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 I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
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From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
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From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
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From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
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From this reading But I would blithely listen.
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From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I would blithely listen.
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From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
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From this reading CRAWFISH JIM.
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From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
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From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
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From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
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From this reading CRAWFISH JIM.
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From this reading But I would blithely listen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
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From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I would blithely listen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
