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Chapter III
"Magnificent, by Jove!" broke from me. But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved. Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat. "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown. "Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"”
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From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
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From this reading Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
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From this reading "Magnificent, by Jove!" broke from me.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Magnificent, by Jove!" broke from me.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
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From this reading "Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Magnificent, by Jove!" broke from me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
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From this reading Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"
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From this reading "Magnificent, by Jove!" broke from me.
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From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
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From this reading "Magnificent, by Jove!" broke from me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Magnificent, by Jove!" broke from me.
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From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
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From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
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From this reading Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat.
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From this reading Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
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From this reading Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brian, however, had sprung from his seat to retrieve his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Call that nothing, Holt?" he cried, pointing out two clean bullet holes--one through the brim, the other through the crown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that she had lowered the still smoking weapon, Beryl had not moved.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Good thing it wasn't yours, eh?"
