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Chapter IV
For a few moments I stood puzzled. No intruder should be there at that hour. Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed. My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch. So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
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 “Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.”
looking closely or carefully
From this reading “So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.”
made less worried or afraid
From this reading “Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a few moments I stood puzzled.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.”
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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 For a few moments I stood puzzled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No intruder should be there at that hour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No intruder should be there at that hour.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
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From this reading So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading For a few moments I stood puzzled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few moments I stood puzzled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading No intruder should be there at that hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a few moments I stood puzzled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading No intruder should be there at that hour.
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From this reading My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.
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From this reading So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading For a few moments I stood puzzled.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.
not any; not one
From this reading No intruder should be there at that hour.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
above and across; more than
From this reading My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.
looking closely or carefully
From this reading So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.
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From this reading For a few moments I stood puzzled.
made less worried or afraid
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No intruder should be there at that hour.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a few moments I stood puzzled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No intruder should be there at that hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No intruder should be there at that hour.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
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From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.
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From this reading My room was directly over the library, and something prompted me to watch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I extinguished my light and sat peering through the chink between the blind and the window-sash.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the fact that Prince had not been disturbed reassured me, so I closed the window, locked the cylinder and the correspondence carefully in the safe, and then went upstairs to bed.
