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Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative. He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it. “I was jealous of her,” Sir Richmond admitted. “I couldn’t stand that side of it.” Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I couldn’t stand that side of it.””
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From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
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From this reading “I was jealous of her,” Sir Richmond admitted.
later than; following
From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
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From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
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From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
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From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
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From this reading “I couldn’t stand that side of it.”
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From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
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From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
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From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I was jealous of her,” Sir Richmond admitted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was jealous of her,” Sir Richmond admitted.
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From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
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From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
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From this reading “I was jealous of her,” Sir Richmond admitted.
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From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
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From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
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From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was jealous of her,” Sir Richmond admitted.
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From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
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From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I couldn’t stand that side of it.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Section 5 After a meditative silence the doctor became briskly professional again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I couldn’t stand that side of it.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I couldn’t stand that side of it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had found the effective counterattack and he meant to press it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Richmond seemed indisposed to answer, but Dr. Martineau’s face remained slantingly interrogative.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was jealous of her,” Sir Richmond admitted.
