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Chapter XVI
RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat. "The most improbable things happen here. One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains. Then there are 'things that go boomp in the night,' too. It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
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 “"The most improbable things happen here.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then there are 'things that go boomp in the night,' too.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
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From this reading Then there are 'things that go boomp in the night,' too.
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From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
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From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
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From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
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From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
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From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
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From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading Then there are 'things that go boomp in the night,' too.
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From this reading "The most improbable things happen here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The most improbable things happen here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading "The most improbable things happen here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
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From this reading "The most improbable things happen here.
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From this reading Then there are 'things that go boomp in the night,' too.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
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From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
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From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
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From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
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From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
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From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then there are 'things that go boomp in the night,' too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
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From this reading Then there are 'things that go boomp in the night,' too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there are 'things that go boomp in the night,' too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The most improbable things happen here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there are 'things that go boomp in the night,' too.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One finds secret passages under houses and medieval war swords stuck in drains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALESTONES STAND TOGETHER "I like Louisiana," drawled Holmes lazily from his perch on the window-seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It might be worth settling down here--" "Not for you," cut in Charity briskly.
