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Chapter VIII
“And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find. It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded. And what do you think they found in the pockets?” “I cannot imagine.” “No, I don’t think you would guess.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I cannot imagine.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what do you think they found in the pockets?””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““No, I don’t think you would guess.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
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From this reading “I cannot imagine.”
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From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
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From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
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From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And what do you think they found in the pockets?”
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From this reading “No, I don’t think you would guess.
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From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
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From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
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From this reading “No, I don’t think you would guess.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
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From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot imagine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I cannot imagine.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And what do you think they found in the pockets?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
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From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I don’t think you would guess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
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From this reading And what do you think they found in the pockets?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
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From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what do you think they found in the pockets?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
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From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
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From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And it did, though they hardly found upon the mud-bank what they had feared to find.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No, I don’t think you would guess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And what do you think they found in the pockets?”
