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Chapter XII
It was far from a pleasant meeting. Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple. That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie. He seemed to have trouble in articulating. “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
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 “Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He seemed to have trouble in articulating.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading ““You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was far from a pleasant meeting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He seemed to have trouble in articulating.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.”
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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 It was far from a pleasant meeting.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
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From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
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From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
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From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
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From this reading He seemed to have trouble in articulating.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
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From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
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From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
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From this reading It was far from a pleasant meeting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was far from a pleasant meeting.
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From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have trouble in articulating.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to have trouble in articulating.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was far from a pleasant meeting.
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From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
a period of time or extent
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was far from a pleasant meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was far from a pleasant meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have trouble in articulating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to have trouble in articulating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That oscillatory performance beneath the “kissing-oak,” as the noble tree was called, had been almost too much for Dickie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He seemed to have trouble in articulating.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was far from a pleasant meeting.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dickie looked about as amiable as a wind or thunder demon, in front of a Japanese temple.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a nice one, aren’t you?” he managed at length to say, and his tones were like the splutter of a defective motor.
