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Chapter IX
HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry. "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened. Supposing the rouble and the shilling have changed over. The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds." I set down my cup and picked up the receiver.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."”
any thing at all
From this reading “"I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Supposing the rouble and the shilling have changed over.”
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading “Supposing the rouble and the shilling have changed over.”
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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 HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
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From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
any thing at all
From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
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From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
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From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
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From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
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From this reading Supposing the rouble and the shilling have changed over.
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From this reading I set down my cup and picked up the receiver.
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From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
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From this reading I set down my cup and picked up the receiver.
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From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
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From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
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From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
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From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
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From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
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From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I set down my cup and picked up the receiver.
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From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
not any; not one
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
above and across; more than
From this reading Supposing the rouble and the shilling have changed over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I set down my cup and picked up the receiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I set down my cup and picked up the receiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Supposing the rouble and the shilling have changed over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I set down my cup and picked up the receiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Supposing the rouble and the shilling have changed over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading Supposing the rouble and the shilling have changed over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I haven't read the news for fifty-five hours, and--and anything may have happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I set down my cup and picked up the receiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOW ADELE BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF PERFUME WHICH HAD NO SMELL, AND I CUT EULALIE DEAD "I must have a paper," said Berry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tie I'm wearing 'ld be worth about six hundred pounds."
