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Chapter XVII
" Come out on the balcony," cooed Nora. "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night." They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night. She said that she would get a cloak. Coleman was not unlike a man in a dream.
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 “" Come out on the balcony," cooed Nora.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Coleman was not unlike a man in a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She said that she would get a cloak.”
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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 They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
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From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
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From this reading " Come out on the balcony," cooed Nora.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said that she would get a cloak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coleman was not unlike a man in a dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " Come out on the balcony," cooed Nora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading " Come out on the balcony," cooed Nora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Coleman was not unlike a man in a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said that she would get a cloak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coleman was not unlike a man in a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coleman was not unlike a man in a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading " Come out on the balcony," cooed Nora.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Coleman was not unlike a man in a dream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
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From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading " Come out on the balcony," cooed Nora.
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From this reading " Come out on the balcony," cooed Nora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said that she would get a cloak.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said that she would get a cloak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading " Come out on the balcony," cooed Nora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some funny old storks on top of some chimneys near here and they clatter like mad all day and night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coleman was not unlike a man in a dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Coleman was not unlike a man in a dream.
at the time that
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They moved together out to the balcony, but Nora retreated with a little cry when she felt the coldness of the night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said that she would get a cloak.
