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“THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked. “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar. “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused. Kate Westhanger made a little grimace. “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
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 ““THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ““You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading ““You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.”
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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 IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
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From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
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From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
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From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
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From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
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From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
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From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
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From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.
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From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
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From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.
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From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
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From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
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From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.
in or at the place that
From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
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From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.
