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Chapter XVI
GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows. Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late. Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted. The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it. Her cheeks and eyes were bright with the fever in them.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.”
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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 Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
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From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her cheeks and eyes were bright with the fever in them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
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From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
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From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
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From this reading Her cheeks and eyes were bright with the fever in them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
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From this reading Her cheeks and eyes were bright with the fever in them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her cheeks and eyes were bright with the fever in them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her cheeks and eyes were bright with the fever in them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
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From this reading The child looked expectantly at the door as her mother opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her cheeks and eyes were bright with the fever in them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOD'S LITTLE BOY Gracie was sitting up in bed, propped up by the pillows.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Masters gave a sigh of relief: they were not too late.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her cheeks and eyes were bright with the fever in them.
but in spite of that
From this reading Death might be knocking at the door, but had not yet been admitted.
