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Chapter XXXI
A NOBLE LOVE. A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster. Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store. Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest. Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?
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 “Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.”
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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 A NOBLE LOVE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?
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From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
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From this reading A NOBLE LOVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
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From this reading A NOBLE LOVE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?
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From this reading Doctor Darrow chanced to be passing--or was it chance?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A crowd gathered in a moment to the scene of the disaster.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Here she was placed upon a sofa, and everything was done to resuscitate her that skill could suggest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Celia's bruised and bleeding body was lifted from the ground and borne into a neighboring drug store.
