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Chapter XIV
A BAD COMBINATION. A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk. “Friend, eh?” he said to himself. “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.” The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
apart from; not including
From this reading ““I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Friend, eh?” he said to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.””
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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 A BAD COMBINATION.
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From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
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From this reading A BAD COMBINATION.
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From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
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From this reading A BAD COMBINATION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
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From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
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From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
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From this reading “Friend, eh?” he said to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
apart from; not including
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
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From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Friend, eh?” he said to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
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From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Friend, eh?” he said to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
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From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
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From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
above and across; more than
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Friend, eh?” he said to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A look of great relief passed over Crawford’s face as he thanked the clerk.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t think he had a single one in these parts, except myself, and I’m afraid he doesn’t think I’m his friend now.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Friend, eh?” he said to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The elevator was not at hand; consequently, he walked upstairs to the second floor.
