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Chapter XVII
“You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.” “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!” Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly. Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room. “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.””
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!””
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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 “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
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From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
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From this reading Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
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From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
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From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
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From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
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From this reading Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
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From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
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From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
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From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paul’s hostess rejoined, artlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I would give my nose for such a place as this.
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From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Muniment got up from his chair, still looking about the room.
which person or people
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “These are not mine—these abominations—or I would give them, too!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have a great deal left, for a person who has given everything away.”
