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Chapter XVI
"'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful. I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status. I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal. And then the thing itself was such a trifle. A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And then the thing itself was such a trifle.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then the thing itself was such a trifle.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “And then the thing itself was such a trifle.”
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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 I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
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From this reading "'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
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From this reading "'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.
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From this reading "'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
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From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
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From this reading A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then the thing itself was such a trifle.
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From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
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From this reading "'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
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From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
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From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.
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From this reading "'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
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From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
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From this reading A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And then the thing itself was such a trifle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
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From this reading And then the thing itself was such a trifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the thing itself was such a trifle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'Mr. Barnes' she began, 'this affair is simply awful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am horrified to discover that one of my set could stoop so low as to steal.
something that needs very little effort
From this reading And then the thing itself was such a trifle.
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From this reading A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then the thing itself was such a trifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been robbed, and the thief is a woman of my own social status.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A diamond stud, worth two hundred dollars at the outside valuation.
