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Chapter XIII
"You betcha life you'll leave me. I knew _that_ before you come into this room!" "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!" In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth. "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You betcha life you'll leave me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.”
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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 In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
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From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
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From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
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From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
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From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
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From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
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From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
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From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
above and across; more than
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
