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Chapter XVIII
GONE! The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk. "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said. "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone." The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.”
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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 words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
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From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
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From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
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From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
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From this reading GONE!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
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From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
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From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
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From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
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From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
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From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
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From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
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From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
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From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now that Drevenoff is gone for the night, we should have been alone."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will be so much safer to have a man about the place, even though a sick one," she had said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two shadows remained with heads held close together for some little time.
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From this reading The words of old Nanon, spoken only a few hours before, came back to Ashton-Kirk.
