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Chapter VII
WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man. If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours. If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’ It is marked in plain characters ‘To Let.’ In the basement you will find a coal-cellar.
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 “If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.”
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading “WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “It is marked in plain characters ‘To Let.’”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’”
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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 If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
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From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
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From this reading In the basement you will find a coal-cellar.
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From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
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From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is marked in plain characters ‘To Let.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the basement you will find a coal-cellar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the basement you will find a coal-cellar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is marked in plain characters ‘To Let.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is marked in plain characters ‘To Let.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It is marked in plain characters ‘To Let.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is marked in plain characters ‘To Let.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is marked in plain characters ‘To Let.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you desire to examine his most secret possession, effect an entrance into a dreary-looking house at the corner of Cley’s Road, a stone’s-throw from ‘High Holly Lodge.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the basement you will find a coal-cellar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If by chance you ever wish to visit him, do so in business hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHAT THE RED ENVELOPE HELD “My dear Angel,” wrote Jimmy, “I commend to you one Mr. Spedding, an ingenious man.
