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Chapter VII
“I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.” The speaker was Israel Hart. The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe. The time was a mid-autumn Sunday afternoon. A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
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 “The time was a mid-autumn Sunday afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.””
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The time was a mid-autumn Sunday afternoon.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.”
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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 The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The time was a mid-autumn Sunday afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
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From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
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From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.”
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From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
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From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
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From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
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From this reading The speaker was Israel Hart.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.”
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From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was Israel Hart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The time was a mid-autumn Sunday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
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From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was Israel Hart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The time was a mid-autumn Sunday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker was Israel Hart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time was a mid-autumn Sunday afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire showed up the warmth of a Turkey carpet, and cast flickering gleams upon the varnished surfaces of the three oil pictures on the walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Israel Hart.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The place, his study, a commodious apartment overlooking the front drive, of which the most striking features were a great library table and a solid iron safe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have something serious to say to you, my daughter.”
