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Chapter XV
“My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death. More. Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed. I’m out to get right away, Ti.” Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
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 “Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m out to get right away, Ti.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.”
except if; if not
From this reading “Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.”
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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 Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
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From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
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From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
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From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
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From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
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From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
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From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
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From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
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From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
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From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
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From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
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From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
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From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
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From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
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From this reading More.
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From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
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From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
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From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
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From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
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From this reading I’m out to get right away, Ti.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
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From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband’s eyelids flickered, and a hand went up to his mouth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
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From this reading Unless I knew you were safe, I wouldn’t let you touch the business with the end of a broken reed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My darling,” said Mrs. Cheviot, “if I wasn’t sure of you I’d be frightened to death.
