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Chapter XV
"Do you know anything more?" The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker. "Nothing--precise. As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate. But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Do you know anything more?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know anything more?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing--precise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
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From this reading As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
any thing at all
From this reading "Do you know anything more?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.
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From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
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From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know anything more?"
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From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
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From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
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From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.
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From this reading As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know anything more?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know anything more?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing--precise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing--precise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I told you last week--you needn't be afraid of anything immediate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
which person or people
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my London informants assure me that elaborate preparations are certainly going on for some great _coup_ as soon as Parliament meets--against Sir Wilfrid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was Delia's; and the man who had just met her in the shelter of the wooded walk which ran along the crest of the hill above the Maumsey valley, was instantly aware of the agitation of the speaker.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know anything more?"
