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Chapter IX
He looked up at Callcott. The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too. Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh. If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces. Alert, waiting face--almost lurking, waiting for an answer.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading “Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.”
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading “If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up at Callcott.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.”
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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 other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
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From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
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From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
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From this reading Alert, waiting face--almost lurking, waiting for an answer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Alert, waiting face--almost lurking, waiting for an answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
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From this reading Alert, waiting face--almost lurking, waiting for an answer.
any thing at all
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked up at Callcott.
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From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
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From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
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From this reading He looked up at Callcott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
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From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
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From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alert, waiting face--almost lurking, waiting for an answer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up at Callcott.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up at Callcott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alert, waiting face--almost lurking, waiting for an answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
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From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Jack had only had a beard too--like a man--and not one of these clean-shaven, too-much exposed faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked up at Callcott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other man’s face was alert and waiting: curiously naked a face too.
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From this reading Somers wished it had had even a moustache, anything rather than this clean, all-clean bare flesh.
