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Chapter XXXI
The two men stepped back into the hotel. The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed. Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it. “Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked. “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““There’s very seldom any one there at this time.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There’s very seldom any one there at this time.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
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From this reading “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
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From this reading The two men stepped back into the hotel.
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From this reading “Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked.
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From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
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From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
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From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
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From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
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From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
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From this reading “Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
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From this reading The two men stepped back into the hotel.
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From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
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From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The two men stepped back into the hotel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
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From this reading The two men stepped back into the hotel.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two men stepped back into the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion’s manner had its significance, and he endeavored to imitate it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men stepped back into the hotel.
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From this reading “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
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From this reading “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two men stepped back into the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s very seldom any one there at this time.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Shall we go through into the bar?” he asked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed.
