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Chapter XIV
Valentine Charteris never told the secret. She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed. She pitied Ronald profoundly. She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition. For Dora herself she felt nothing but compassion.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.”
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading “She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “For Dora herself she felt nothing but compassion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Valentine Charteris never told the secret.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “For Dora herself she felt nothing but compassion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Valentine Charteris never told the secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Valentine Charteris never told the secret.”
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From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
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From this reading Valentine Charteris never told the secret.
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From this reading For Dora herself she felt nothing but compassion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Dora herself she felt nothing but compassion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Dora herself she felt nothing but compassion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For Dora herself she felt nothing but compassion.
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From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.
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From this reading She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valentine Charteris never told the secret.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For Dora herself she felt nothing but compassion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pitied Ronald profoundly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pitied Ronald profoundly.
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From this reading She pitied Ronald profoundly.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Valentine Charteris never told the secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
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From this reading She knew the shock Dora had inflicted on his sensitive, honorable disposition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Valentine Charteris never told the secret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valentine Charteris never told the secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Valentine Charteris never told the secret.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
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From this reading She listened to the wonder and conjectures of all around her, but not even to her mother did she hint what had passed.
