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Chapter XI
"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement. His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl. "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble. "Yes," she answered. "That is the best of it."
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 “"Yes," she answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.”
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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 "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
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From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," she answered.
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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the best of it."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the best of it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the best of it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
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From this reading "Yes," she answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
