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Chapter VII
THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience. It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it. A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time. "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance. "I told him to waste no time.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I told him to waste no time.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “"I told him to waste no time.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.”
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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 THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
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From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
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From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
not any; not one
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
