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Chapter VII
A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart. "Good-bye, Olive Chancellor," Miss Birdseye murmured. "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see." "I shall see nothing but shame and ruin!" Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"I shall see nothing but shame and ruin!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall see nothing but shame and ruin!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."”
during the time that
From this reading “Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.”
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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 A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
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From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
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From this reading "Good-bye, Olive Chancellor," Miss Birdseye murmured.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I shall see nothing but shame and ruin!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, Olive Chancellor," Miss Birdseye murmured.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, Olive Chancellor," Miss Birdseye murmured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, Olive Chancellor," Miss Birdseye murmured.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I shall see nothing but shame and ruin!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall see nothing but shame and ruin!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall see nothing but shame and ruin!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall see nothing but shame and ruin!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
during the time that
From this reading Olive shrieked, rushing across to her old friend, while Ransom discreetly quitted the scene.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kind of frantic moan from Olive Chancellor responded to these words, which had evidently struck her as an insolent sarcasm; and at the same moment Doctor Prance sent Ransom a glance which was an adjuration to depart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't want to stay, though I should like to see what you will see."
