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Chapter VII
“Well, you’ll see. There’ll be a row.” This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck. Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent. I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
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 “I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, you’ll see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.”
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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 There’ll be a row.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There’ll be a row.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
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From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
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From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
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From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
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From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
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From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
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From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
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From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
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From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
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From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
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From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
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From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’ll be a row.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, you’ll see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
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From this reading There’ll be a row.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
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From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
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From this reading “Well, you’ll see.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
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From this reading “Well, you’ll see.
