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Chapter V
"I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her. "You shall not leave this house to-night." "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy. "I am--I am--" The words died away on her lips. Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.
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 “"I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am--I am--" The words died away on her lips.
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From this reading "I am--I am--" The words died away on her lips.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am--I am--" The words died away on her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
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From this reading "You shall not leave this house to-night."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You shall not leave this house to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am--I am--" The words died away on her lips.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.
not any; not one
From this reading "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I am--I am--" The words died away on her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am--I am--" The words died away on her lips.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You shall not leave this house to-night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have no right to keep me here," panted Daisy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You shall not leave this house to-night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am--I am--" The words died away on her lips.
but in spite of that
From this reading Rex had told her she must not tell just yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say you shall not," cried Septima, planting herself firmly before her.
