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Chapter XX
Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative. “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.” “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank. “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.” Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.”
involved with or connected to
From this reading ““Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.”
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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 “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.”
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From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
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From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
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From this reading Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.
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From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.”
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From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.”
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From this reading “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.”
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From this reading “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
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From this reading “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
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From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.”
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From this reading “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.
involved with or connected to
From this reading “Jane--for a mixed company--does go into it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vanderbank, for a minute and with a special short arrest, took in the circle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gracious, I should hope not!” her husband remarked as privately as before to Vanderbank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think”--and her eyes appealed to the others--“that we want ANY more, do we? than the whole thing.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs. Brook, who looked immensely struck, replied with the promptest sympathy, yet as if there might have been an alternative.
