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Chapter XIV
OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller. When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram. "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent. "This morning--yes. He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This morning--yes.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.”
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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 OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
later than; following
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.
any thing at all
From this reading "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.
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From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.
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From this reading "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.
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From this reading When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This morning--yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This morning--yes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He merely said that he was still trying to strike the trail of Philip Warwick."
at the time that
From this reading When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OKIU WRITES A LETTER Ashton-Kirk, a short time after the old servant woman left, rang for Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the latter entered he found his employer writing a telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This morning--yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you heard anything from O'Neill?" asked the secret agent.
