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Chapter XIX
Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before. This man opened a drawer and pushed a package before Andy and a receipt. “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.” “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty. “They must have found out that I am innocent.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They must have found out that I am innocent.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““They must have found out that I am innocent.””
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading ““Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““They must have found out that I am innocent.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.””
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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 This man opened a drawer and pushed a package before Andy and a receipt.
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From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “They must have found out that I am innocent.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
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From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
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From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man opened a drawer and pushed a package before Andy and a receipt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They must have found out that I am innocent.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They must have found out that I am innocent.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They must have found out that I am innocent.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
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From this reading “They must have found out that I am innocent.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man opened a drawer and pushed a package before Andy and a receipt.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “They must have found out that I am innocent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man opened a drawer and pushed a package before Andy and a receipt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They must have found out that I am innocent.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man opened a drawer and pushed a package before Andy and a receipt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man opened a drawer and pushed a package before Andy and a receipt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man opened a drawer and pushed a package before Andy and a receipt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They must have found out that I am innocent.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man opened a drawer and pushed a package before Andy and a receipt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
which person or people
From this reading Andy was led into the office of the jail and up to the desk of the official who had registered his name the day before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Going to give them back to me, are you?” said Andy brightly, feeling delighted at recovering his liberty.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “See if your money is all right,” he directed, “and sign that receipt.”
