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Chapter XIV
OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body. Jimmy bent and touched the hand. “Dead!” he said. Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room. Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Dead!” he said.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jimmy bent and touched the hand.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jimmy bent and touched the hand.
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From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
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From this reading Jimmy bent and touched the hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dead!” he said.
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From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
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From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
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From this reading Jimmy bent and touched the hand.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Dead!” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
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From this reading Jimmy bent and touched the hand.
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From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
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From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
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From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
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From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
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From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
not any; not one
From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
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From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
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From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
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From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
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From this reading “Dead!” he said.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Angel made no reply, but switched on every light in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OPENING THE SAFE The four men stood in silence before the body.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
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From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
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From this reading Jimmy bent and touched the hand.
which person or people
From this reading Then he passed his hands rapidly through the dead man’s pockets; the things he found he passed to one of the other detectives, who laid them on the table.
