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ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife. It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth. I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets. Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_. It was the only letter she had written.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.”
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading “It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.”
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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 ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
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From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
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From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
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From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
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From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
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From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the only letter she had written.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the only letter she had written.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I shall have somewhere to go to and not be expected to walk the streets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louisa Anne Risca._ That was all--neither _ave_ nor _vale_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran: _I am coming out on Wednesday, the thirteenth.
which person or people
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE evening by the last post John received a letter bearing the prison stamp and addressed to him under the care of the firm of solicitors who had defended his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the only letter she had written.
