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Chapter XXXV
'AND so, Jack, you haven't forgotten me?' For a minute Holt did not answer. He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa. There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them. This new woman was a very wonderful thing.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “'AND so, Jack, you haven't forgotten me?'”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This new woman was a very wonderful thing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This new woman was a very wonderful thing.”
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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 For a minute Holt did not answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'AND so, Jack, you haven't forgotten me?'
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From this reading For a minute Holt did not answer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa.
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From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a minute Holt did not answer.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
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From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a minute Holt did not answer.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading 'AND so, Jack, you haven't forgotten me?'
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From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
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From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
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From this reading 'AND so, Jack, you haven't forgotten me?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
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From this reading For a minute Holt did not answer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
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From this reading 'AND so, Jack, you haven't forgotten me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
a period of time or extent
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
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From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'AND so, Jack, you haven't forgotten me?'
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From this reading For a minute Holt did not answer.
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From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
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From this reading This new woman was a very wonderful thing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a minute Holt did not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa.
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From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'AND so, Jack, you haven't forgotten me?'
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From this reading He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa.
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From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This new woman was a very wonderful thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This new woman was a very wonderful thing.
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From this reading This new woman was a very wonderful thing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This new woman was a very wonderful thing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There she lay at full length, lazy grace in every curve of her figure, in the lines of her limbs revealed by the thin sea-green stuff which moulded them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He seemed spellbound by the woman on the sofa.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This new woman was a very wonderful thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'AND so, Jack, you haven't forgotten me?'
