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Chapter XVI
A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton. Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither. Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned. Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name. “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.”
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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 A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
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From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
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From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
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From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
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From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
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From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
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From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
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From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
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From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
not any; not one
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
at the time that
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
