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Chapter XV
KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man. Heywood laughed, without mercy, at this pious fraud. "Hallo, you Red-Bristled Ghost!" he cried. "We came early--straight from our walk. Are the rest coming?
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 “"Hallo, you Red-Bristled Ghost!" he cried.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are the rest coming?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Heywood laughed, without mercy, at this pious fraud.”
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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 KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
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From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are the rest coming?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We came early--straight from our walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are the rest coming?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hallo, you Red-Bristled Ghost!" he cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We came early--straight from our walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heywood laughed, without mercy, at this pious fraud.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We came early--straight from our walk.
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From this reading "Hallo, you Red-Bristled Ghost!" he cried.
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From this reading "Hallo, you Red-Bristled Ghost!" he cried.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hallo, you Red-Bristled Ghost!" he cried.
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From this reading Heywood laughed, without mercy, at this pious fraud.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heywood laughed, without mercy, at this pious fraud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heywood laughed, without mercy, at this pious fraud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We came early--straight from our walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heywood laughed, without mercy, at this pious fraud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, you Red-Bristled Ghost!" he cried.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are the rest coming?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We came early--straight from our walk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Heywood laughed, without mercy, at this pious fraud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We came early--straight from our walk.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We came early--straight from our walk.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading KAÚ FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Heywood laughed, without mercy, at this pious fraud.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hallo, you Red-Bristled Ghost!" he cried.
