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Chapter XXIX
“A lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly. Granet turned quickly around in his chair. Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated. Then he rose to his feet and held out his hand. He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Granet turned quickly around in his chair.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he rose to his feet and held out his hand.”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.”
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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 lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly.
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From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he rose to his feet and held out his hand.
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From this reading “A lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Granet turned quickly around in his chair.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
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From this reading Granet turned quickly around in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he rose to his feet and held out his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
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From this reading Granet turned quickly around in his chair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
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From this reading Then he rose to his feet and held out his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
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From this reading Then he rose to his feet and held out his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Granet turned quickly around in his chair.
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Granet turned quickly around in his chair.
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From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
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From this reading Then he rose to his feet and held out his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet turned quickly around in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he rose to his feet and held out his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
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From this reading Then he rose to his feet and held out his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly.
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From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet turned quickly around in his chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Almost instinctively he pulled down the roll top of the desk before which he was seated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He managed with an effort to conceal the consternation which had succeeded his first impulse of surprise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “A lady to see you, sir,” Jarvis announced discreetly.
