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Chapter XVII
THE EARL’S BEDCHAMBER. Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons. “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.” Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment. As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
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From this reading Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
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From this reading THE EARL’S BEDCHAMBER.
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From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EARL’S BEDCHAMBER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
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From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
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From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EARL’S BEDCHAMBER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he passed the door of his bedroom opening on the corridor, he heard voices in debate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having washed the blood from his face, Donal sought Simmons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Donal turned and went straight up to lord Morven’s apartment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “His lordship can’t see you now, I am sure, sir,” answered the butler; “lord Forgue is with him.”
