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Chapter I
"Inkpat!" She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints. Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone. "Yes, just hopeless inkpat, and there's an end of it!" Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
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later than; following
From this reading “Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.”
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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 She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
later than; following
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, just hopeless inkpat, and there's an end of it!"
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
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From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, just hopeless inkpat, and there's an end of it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, just hopeless inkpat, and there's an end of it!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
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From this reading "Inkpat!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, just hopeless inkpat, and there's an end of it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, just hopeless inkpat, and there's an end of it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hobart Gaynor repeated the word--if it could be called a word--after his companion in an interrogative tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shot out the word in a bitter playfulness, making it serve for the climax of her complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, just hopeless inkpat, and there's an end of it!"
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs. Maxon leant back as far as the unaccommodating angles of the office chair allowed, looking at her friend and counsellor with a faint yet rather mischievous smile on her pretty face.
