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Chapter I
“Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.” “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.” “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.” “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.” “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
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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 ““Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.””
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.””
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading ““But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.””
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.””
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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 “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
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From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
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From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
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From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
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From this reading “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
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From this reading “Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
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From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
