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Chapter IV
“Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.” “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.” “She has just passed an hour with every one in the place!” Mrs. Meldrum cried. “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
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 ““Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.””
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Meldrum cried.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““She has just passed an hour with every one in the place!””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““She has just passed an hour with every one in the place!””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““She has just passed an hour with every one in the place!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.””
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.””
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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 “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
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From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum cried.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “She has just passed an hour with every one in the place!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has just passed an hour with every one in the place!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
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From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
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From this reading Mrs. Meldrum cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She has just passed an hour with every one in the place!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She has just passed an hour with every one in the place!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
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From this reading “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’ve vital reasons, she wired, for it’s not coming out for a month.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Precisely: she telegraphed me this noon, and spent another shilling to tell me that not a creature in the world is yet to know it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She had better have spent it to tell you that she had just passed an hour with the creature you see before you.”
