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Chapter XVIII
RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed. Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas. "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously. "Nothing, nothing at all. It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing, nothing at all.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.”
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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 RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
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From this reading "Nothing, nothing at all.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Nothing, nothing at all.
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From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
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From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
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From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
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From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
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From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
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From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
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From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
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From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
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From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing, nothing at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
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From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUPERT BRINGS HOME HIS MARCHIONESS "Such a nice domestic scene," Val observed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ricky looked up from the bowl into which she was shelling peas.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's getting so I can't say a word around here without you suspecting some sort of a catch in it," her brother complained.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now just what do you mean by that?" she asked suspiciously.
