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Chapter XXV
THINGS UNDONE. The mischief-maker slept peacefully till morning. Nobody else. Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time. Nature does claim such a privilege sometimes.
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 “The mischief-maker slept peacefully till morning.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody else.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nature does claim such a privilege sometimes.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The mischief-maker slept peacefully till morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to 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 Nature does claim such a privilege sometimes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
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From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
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From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
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From this reading Nature does claim such a privilege sometimes.
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From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
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From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nature does claim such a privilege sometimes.
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From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
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From this reading Nobody else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
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From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
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From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mischief-maker slept peacefully till morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mischief-maker slept peacefully till morning.
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From this reading Nature does claim such a privilege sometimes.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
above and across; more than
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
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From this reading The mischief-maker slept peacefully till morning.
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From this reading Nature does claim such a privilege sometimes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mischief-maker slept peacefully till morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nature does claim such a privilege sometimes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nature does claim such a privilege sometimes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mischief-maker slept peacefully till morning.
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From this reading THINGS UNDONE.
up to a particular time
From this reading The mischief-maker slept peacefully till morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THINGS UNDONE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
at the time that
From this reading Diana did not keep awake, it is true; she was at that dull stage of misery when something like stupor comes over the brain; she slumbered heavily from time to time.
