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At Love's Cost
At Love's Cost

Chapter VIII

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Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.
The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.
He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.
Ida was the first to speak.
"What a strange-looking man," she said.
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At Love's Cost

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.
Line 2
The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.
Line 3
He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.
Line 4
Ida was the first to speak.
Line 5
"What a strange-looking man," she said.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ida was the first to speak.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ida was the first to speak.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

acutely

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From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

ask

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

carriage

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From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

dash

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

desire

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

disappearing

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

face

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From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.

fellow

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ida was the first to speak.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

heavy

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From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

Ida

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From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

incensed

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From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.

looking

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From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

lug

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

man

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

man's

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From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.

moment

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From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

out

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

rain

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From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

rapidly

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

said

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From this reading "What a strange-looking man," she said.

sharp

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From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "What a strange-looking man," she said.

sneer

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From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.

sneering

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

speak

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From this reading Ida was the first to speak.

Stafford

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From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.

strange-looking

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From this reading "What a strange-looking man," she said.

strong

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

two

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From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

unconscious

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From this reading Stafford and Ida remained, unconscious of the rain, looking after the carriage for a moment or two.

usual

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

vehicle

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From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He had the usual desire of the strong man--to dash after the rapidly disappearing vehicle, lug the fellow out and ask him what he was sneering at.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading The sneer on the man's heavy yet acutely sharp face, still incensed Stafford.