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Chapter VII
NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Link Merwell!" "Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben. "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave. "We made a thorough search, too." "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.”
later than; following
From this reading “"Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.”
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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 "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
later than; following
From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
any thing at all
From this reading "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
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From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben.
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From this reading "Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben.
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From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
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From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
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From this reading "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
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From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
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From this reading "Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
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From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Link Merwell!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
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From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
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From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Link Merwell!"
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From this reading "We made a thorough search, too."
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From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Link Merwell!"
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From this reading "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben.
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From this reading "Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben.
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From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Link Merwell!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Link Merwell!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
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From this reading "Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We made a thorough search, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
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From this reading "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't know anything about that," returned the money-lender's son.
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From this reading "We made a thorough search, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We made a thorough search, too."
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From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
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From this reading "Why, we couldn't find a single trace of him after that awful landslide!" went on Dave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nat, you must be fooling!" put in Ben.
