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Chapter VII
A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape. We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed. “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands. “He must have missed the post. We shall have a telegram.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““He must have missed the post.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““He must have missed the post.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.”
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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 FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
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From this reading We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.
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From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
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From this reading We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.
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From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He must have missed the post.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He must have missed the post.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He must have missed the post.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must have missed the post.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
not any; not one
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He must have missed the post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall have a telegram.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We looked into one another’s faces, and we were seriously alarmed.
at the time that
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We shall be sure to hear from him in an hour or two,” Alice said, holding her cup to her lips with shaking hands.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A FRUITLESS APPEAL Friday passed without any sign of my father’s return, and when on Saturday morning we found no letter from him upon the breakfast table, the vague disquiet of the day before assumed a definite shape.
