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Chapter XXVII
Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton. He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back. "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand! Listen. I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
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 “Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.”
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From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Listen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Selingman took little heed of the cordon around Maraton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
at the time that
From this reading He brushed them all to one side, and when at last confronted by the final barrier, in the shape of Julia, he only patted her gently upon the back.
which person or people
From this reading I raise my voice, I shout--like this--'Maraton, it is I who am here--Selingman!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, but my dear child," he exclaimed, "you do not understand!
