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Chapter XIX
Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival. “Any news?” Francis enquired. “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission. Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
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 “Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.”
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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 Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading “Any news?”
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From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
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From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading Francis enquired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading “Any news?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
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From this reading Francis hung up his hat, threw himself into his easy-chair and lit a cigarette.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nothing definite, I am sorry, to say,” was the other's reluctant admission.
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From this reading Francis drove direct from Grosvenor Square to his chambers in the Temple, and found Shopland, his friend from Scotland Yard, awaiting his arrival.
