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Chapter V
As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid. As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting. The second man read it through and murmured--“Already? Surely they are in too great a hurry. All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely they are in too great a hurry.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?”
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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 As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
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From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Surely they are in too great a hurry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
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From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
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From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
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From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
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From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely they are in too great a hurry.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
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From this reading Surely they are in too great a hurry.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
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From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
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From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
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From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
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From this reading The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
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From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely they are in too great a hurry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As a new departure in organized attack on an outlying English dependency, it was more than interesting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that Dhulip Singh could do in India he has done, down to the distribution of his photographs among the peasantry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely they are in too great a hurry.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The second man read it through and murmured--“Already?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
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From this reading Surely they are in too great a hurry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a message referring to an iron crisis in Pennsylvania, it was interesting, if not lucid.
