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IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes. "Anything the matter?" he asked lightly. "I hope not. Josie is not very well. I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Anything the matter?" he asked lightly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Anything the matter?" he asked lightly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Josie is not very well.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."”
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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 IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
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From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
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From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything the matter?" he asked lightly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anything the matter?" he asked lightly.
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From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
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From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
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From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Anything the matter?" he asked lightly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
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From this reading "I hope not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Josie is not very well.
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From this reading Josie is not very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anything the matter?" he asked lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anything the matter?" he asked lightly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I hope not.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
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From this reading Josie is not very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Josie is not very well.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS JUSTIN came in from a ride one afternoon to find Anstice waiting for him in the hall with an anxious expression in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am wondering whether I shall send for the doctor."
