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Chapter XIII
"THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed. Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor. He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise. Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night. "'Thursday, at four, at the Westminster.'
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.”
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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 Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
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From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
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From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
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From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
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From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
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From this reading "'Thursday, at four, at the Westminster.'
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
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From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
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From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night.
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From this reading Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
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From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
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From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night.
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From this reading Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Manlike, neither had spoken of it since that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack Darcy flushed like a girl, through the other fine coloring of labor.
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From this reading "'Thursday, at four, at the Westminster.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had hardly dared to believe in and hold to Maverick's promise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading "'Thursday, at four, at the Westminster.'
in or at the place that
From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
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From this reading "THE telegram!" exclaimed Maverick ten days later, striding down the garden where Jack was at work in the strawberry-bed.
