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Chapter I
A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day. You were surprised to find me here, eh?” “So-so.” The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink. “You’re a damned ironic brute, Cranshaw!
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 “The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You were surprised to find me here, eh?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You were surprised to find me here, eh?””
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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 Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading “You’re a damned ironic brute, Cranshaw!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading “You’re a damned ironic brute, Cranshaw!
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From this reading “You’re a damned ironic brute, Cranshaw!
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.
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From this reading You were surprised to find me here, eh?”
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From this reading The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.
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From this reading The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.
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From this reading You were surprised to find me here, eh?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You were surprised to find me here, eh?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a damned ironic brute, Cranshaw!
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You were surprised to find me here, eh?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading “So-so.”
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You were surprised to find me here, eh?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You were surprised to find me here, eh?”
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
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From this reading A Personal Problem By H. Bedford-Jones “All the island’s up at the commissioner’s to-night—he always gets a bale of ice up from Auckland on steamer day.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were surprised to find me here, eh?”
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From this reading The fat man wiped his face and poured another drink.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You were surprised to find me here, eh?”
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From this reading “You’re a damned ironic brute, Cranshaw!
