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Chapter VIII
“Something might have been done with these, at any rate.” “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all. It is a waste of time to say anything.” “There is no defence, I am told.” “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading ““I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.”
any thing at all
From this reading “It is a waste of time to say anything.””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Something might have been done with these, at any rate.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Something might have been done with these, at any rate.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Something might have been done with these, at any rate.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Something might have been done with these, at any rate.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““Something might have been done with these, at any rate.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Something might have been done with these, at any rate.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a waste of time to say anything.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is no defence, I am told.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.””
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “It is a waste of time to say anything.””
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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 It is a waste of time to say anything.”
later than; following
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
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From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “There is no defence, I am told.”
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From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
any thing at all
From this reading It is a waste of time to say anything.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
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From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no defence, I am told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a waste of time to say anything.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a waste of time to say anything.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
not any; not one
From this reading “There is no defence, I am told.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a waste of time to say anything.”
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From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a waste of time to say anything.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
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From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no defence, I am told.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a waste of time to say anything.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a waste of time to say anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is no defence, I am told.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading It is a waste of time to say anything.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
at the time that
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “He will call evidence to show that she was subject to violent fits of passion when in drink.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Something might have been done with these, at any rate.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think you are right,” said his friend; “but what’s the good, after all.
