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Chapter XXXI
“For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.” Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return. As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious. Where could the strange girl be? When would she come back?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When would she come back?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Where could the strange girl be?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.”
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading ““For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When would she come back?”
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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 “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
later than; following
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
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From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
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From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When would she come back?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Where could the strange girl be?
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From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
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From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where could the strange girl be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where could the strange girl be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
at the time that
From this reading When would she come back?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where could the strange girl be?
which person or people
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When would she come back?
