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Chapter XIII
"The disfigurement will be frightful." "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss." Douglas Stone turned fiercely upon the man. The speech was a brutal one. But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Douglas Stone turned fiercely upon the man.”
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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 can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The disfigurement will be frightful."
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From this reading The speech was a brutal one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
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From this reading "The disfigurement will be frightful."
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From this reading Douglas Stone turned fiercely upon the man.
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From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
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From this reading Douglas Stone turned fiercely upon the man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
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From this reading "The disfigurement will be frightful."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
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From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
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From this reading Douglas Stone turned fiercely upon the man.
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From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
not any; not one
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
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From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speech was a brutal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Douglas Stone turned fiercely upon the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The disfigurement will be frightful."
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From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
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From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Douglas Stone turned fiercely upon the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can understand that the mouth will not be a pretty one to kiss."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Douglas Stone turned fiercely upon the man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speech was a brutal one.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The disfigurement will be frightful."
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From this reading But the Turk has his own fashion of talk and of thought, and there was no time for wrangling.
