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Chapter II
THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests. “All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter. “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.” “And the new arrivals, are they gone too?” “No, Sir.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.”
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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 THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
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From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
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From this reading “And the new arrivals, are they gone too?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
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From this reading “All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And the new arrivals, are they gone too?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Sir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And the new arrivals, are they gone too?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All gone to Lahnech, Franz?” asked Calvert of the waiter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE table d’hôte room was empty as the two Englishmen entered it at supper-time, and they took their places, moodily enough, at one end of a table laid for nigh thirty guests.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Sir, but they’ll be sorry for it, for there’s thunder in the air, and we are sure to have a deluge before nightfall.”
