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Chapter XVI
“IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face. Bruce Deville and I had fallen back. There was a moment or two’s breathless silence. Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder. “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
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 ““That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a moment or two’s breathless silence.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.”
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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 was a moment or two’s breathless silence.
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From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bruce Deville and I had fallen back.
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From this reading Bruce Deville and I had fallen back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
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From this reading There was a moment or two’s breathless silence.
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From this reading Bruce Deville and I had fallen back.
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From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bruce Deville and I had fallen back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bruce Deville and I had fallen back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
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From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
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From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bruce Deville and I had fallen back.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bruce Deville and I had fallen back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a moment or two’s breathless silence.
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From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a moment or two’s breathless silence.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
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From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
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From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
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From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment or two’s breathless silence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
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From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a moment or two’s breathless silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a moment or two’s breathless silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
which person or people
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then Adelaide Fortress, with perfect composure, moved over to the girl’s side, and glanced over her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IT WAS MY FATHER” The two women were standing face to face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That,” she said, quietly, “is the photograph of a man who has been dead twenty years.
