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Chapter IX
I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek. You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.” There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else. Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster. I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
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 “Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.”
any person at all
From this reading “Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.”
any thing at all
From this reading “There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.”
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.”
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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 You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
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From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
any person at all
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
any thing at all
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
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From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
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From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
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From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
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From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
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From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
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From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
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From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
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From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
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From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
not any; not one
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
above and across; more than
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
