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Chapter XIX
THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do. He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done. “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room. “Ye’re goin’ t’ th’ bad fast. Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.”
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading “He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.””
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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 THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
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From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
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From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ye’re goin’ t’ th’ bad fast.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
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From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
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From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
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From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
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From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
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From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ye’re goin’ t’ th’ bad fast.
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From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
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From this reading “Ye’re goin’ t’ th’ bad fast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
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From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
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From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
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From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
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From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
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From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ye’re goin’ t’ th’ bad fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
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From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was too surprised to speak, and, though he had been caught, almost like a burglar, he knew he morally had the right to do what he had done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE FALLING CHIMNEY For a moment Dan did not know what to do.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
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From this reading Now ye’ll have t’ deliver up whatever ye stole from my house, an’ then I’ll send fer th’ constables.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ye’re goin’ t’ th’ bad fast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So it was you, makin’ th’ noise that woke us up, was it, Dan Hardy?” asked Mr. Savage, advancing into the room.
