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Chapter X
"I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately. "She looks like a walking shadow. I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria." "Horrors!" cried Isabelle. "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
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 “"I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Horrors!" cried Isabelle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “"She looks like a walking shadow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.”
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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 "She looks like a walking shadow.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
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From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Horrors!" cried Isabelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Horrors!" cried Isabelle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Horrors!" cried Isabelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She looks like a walking shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She looks like a walking shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
not any; not one
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "She looks like a walking shadow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She looks like a walking shadow.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I should not be surprised if she had inherited her father's disease, and they say now that consumption is as contagious as diphtheria."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She looks like a walking shadow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't see what we are to do about Evadne!" and Mrs. Hildreth sighed disconsolately.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do quarantine her somewhere, Mamma, until you are quite sure there is no danger.
