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Chapter XIV
The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek. In the minds of the miners she stood for something. Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife. “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon. Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “In the minds of the miners she stood for something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the minds of the miners she stood for something.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.”
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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 Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
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From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
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From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the minds of the miners she stood for something.
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From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
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From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
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From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
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From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
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From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the minds of the miners she stood for something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the minds of the miners she stood for something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the minds of the miners she stood for something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the minds of the miners she stood for something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the minds of the miners she stood for something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She lost her money handing us out bread,” they said as they pounded on the bar in the saloon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The funeral of Nance McGregor was an event in Coal Creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Word ran about among them and they returned again and again to the subject.
but in spite of that
From this reading Fearing and hating the husband and the tall big-fisted son they had yet a tenderness for the mother and wife.
