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Chapter XVIII
It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door. It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway. "Well, you're awake," he said. "You sober now?" "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
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 “It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.”
not affected by alcohol
From this reading “"You sober now?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, you're awake," he said.”
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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 It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
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From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
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From this reading "Well, you're awake," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway.
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From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, you're awake," he said.
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From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
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From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
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From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
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From this reading "You sober now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway.
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From this reading It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you're awake," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
not affected by alcohol
From this reading "You sober now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It opened, and one of the palace guard officers stood in the doorway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I never was drunk," Hanlon snapped, sitting erect to give his thought-out alibi.
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From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
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From this reading "Well, you're awake," he said.
at the time that
From this reading It was some two hours later when Hanlon, in his own body, heard steps outside, and the sound of a key in his prison door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You sober now?"
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From this reading "Well, you're awake," he said.
