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Chapter XXI
A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed. Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port. Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically. A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party. Duncombe raised his glass and half emptied its contents.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Duncombe raised his glass and half emptied its contents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically.”
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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 WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
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From this reading Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically.
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From this reading A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party.
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From this reading Duncombe raised his glass and half emptied its contents.
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From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
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From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
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From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
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From this reading Duncombe raised his glass and half emptied its contents.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
apart from; not including
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
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From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
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From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Duncombe raised his glass and half emptied its contents.
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From this reading Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
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From this reading A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Duncombe raised his glass and half emptied its contents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
above and across; more than
From this reading A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Duncombe raised his glass and half emptied its contents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cloud of restraint had hung over the little party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRY The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed.
