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Chapter VII
THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed. If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!” “But how could he manage it?” “Somebody managed it. You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
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 “You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!””
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““Somebody managed it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
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From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
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From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
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From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
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From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
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From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
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From this reading “But how could he manage it?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
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From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Somebody managed it.
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From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
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From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody managed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
at the time that
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
