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Chapter XVI
“I have said that I could not tell.” “Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?” “No, sir--not from the look I gave them.” “Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?” “They might.”
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 ““Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I have said that I could not tell.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have said that I could not tell.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, sir--not from the look I gave them.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have said that I could not tell.””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?””
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I have said that I could not tell.”
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From this reading “Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “No, sir--not from the look I gave them.”
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From this reading “No, sir--not from the look I gave them.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have said that I could not tell.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have said that I could not tell.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, sir--not from the look I gave them.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir--not from the look I gave them.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have said that I could not tell.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have said that I could not tell.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir--not from the look I gave them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have said that I could not tell.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I have said that I could not tell.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No, sir--not from the look I gave them.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “No, sir--not from the look I gave them.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Wouldn’t you know if they had been disturbed?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then they might have been disturbed--might even have been rearranged---without your knowing it?”
