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Chapter XXXV
ABOUT WORK. The sound of the opening door made her start up. She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table. She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself. She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
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 “ABOUT WORK.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.”
annoying or confusing
From this reading “She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound of the opening door made her start up.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.”
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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 She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ABOUT WORK.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
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From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
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From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
annoying or confusing
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
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From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
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From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
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From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
not any; not one
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
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From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
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From this reading The sound of the opening door made her start up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She started up hurriedly; and then was confounded to see entering--Mr. Dillwyn himself.
at the time that
From this reading She had heard no ring of the door-bell; that must have been when she was up-stairs getting her Bible.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABOUT WORK.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not have even a servant surprise her so; kneeling on the floor with her face buried in her hands on the table.
