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Chapter III
THE SHADOWS. It was again my turn to read. I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment. For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes. But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
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 “It was again my turn to read.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.”
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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 I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was again my turn to read.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
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From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was again my turn to read.
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From this reading But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
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From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
a period of time or extent
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
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From this reading But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
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From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
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From this reading But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was again my turn to read.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
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From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
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From this reading It was again my turn to read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
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From this reading THE SHADOWS.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But his look did not express love so much as jealousy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOWS.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was again my turn to read.
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From this reading It was again my turn to read.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was again my turn to read.
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From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
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From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
at the time that
From this reading I opened my manuscript and had just opened my mouth as well, when I was arrested for a moment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For, happening to glance to the other side of the room, I saw that Percy had thrown himself at full length on a couch, opposite to that on which Adela was seated, and was watching her face with all his eyes.
