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Chapter XVII
“I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.” He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay. “If there is anything in the pockets----” “A case,” said he. “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass. All these I handed to him.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading ““If there is anything in the pockets----” “A case,” said he.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “All these I handed to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.”
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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 regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
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From this reading All these I handed to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
any thing at all
From this reading “If there is anything in the pockets----” “A case,” said he.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
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From this reading “If there is anything in the pockets----” “A case,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
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From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
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From this reading All these I handed to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If there is anything in the pockets----” “A case,” said he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If there is anything in the pockets----” “A case,” said he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If there is anything in the pockets----” “A case,” said he.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
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From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If there is anything in the pockets----” “A case,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If there is anything in the pockets----” “A case,” said he.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these I handed to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
in or at the place that
From this reading He tried to rise from his chair and reach his sword, but I got between him and the corner where it lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would not rob you,” said I; and raising the cloak I took from the pockets a silver flask, a square wooden case and a field-glass.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I regret it, sir,” said I; “but you have a cloak here and I must take it.”
