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Chapter X
_Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'" * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened." _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?" * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes. Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
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 “_Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “* * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “* * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “_Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “* * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “* * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."”
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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 * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
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From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
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From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
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From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
which person or people
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
