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Chapter XI
Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort. It was little used, and there was ice against it. Then a man's face peered out irresolutely into the dusk. A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly. "Anybody here?" he said.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “It was little used, and there was ice against it.”
any person at all
From this reading “"Anybody here?" he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Anybody here?" he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was little used, and there was ice against it.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.”
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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 Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was little used, and there was ice against it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
any person at all
From this reading "Anybody here?" he said.
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From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
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From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
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From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
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From this reading Then a man's face peered out irresolutely into the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then a man's face peered out irresolutely into the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
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From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anybody here?" he said.
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From this reading It was little used, and there was ice against it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then a man's face peered out irresolutely into the dusk.
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From this reading Then a man's face peered out irresolutely into the dusk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was little used, and there was ice against it.
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From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was little used, and there was ice against it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then a man's face peered out irresolutely into the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then a man's face peered out irresolutely into the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then a man's face peered out irresolutely into the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anybody here?" he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
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From this reading Then a man's face peered out irresolutely into the dusk.
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From this reading It was little used, and there was ice against it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
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From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A knock upon the front door, upon a night like this, seemed so unlikely that he doubted if he had heard rightly.
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From this reading It was little used, and there was ice against it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently a bolt was shot and the door pushed open with an effort.
