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Chapter XXIII
He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again. It was between ten and eleven. The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed. Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window. But there was not a tremor on the set face.
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 “He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “It was between ten and eleven.”
every person
From this reading “The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.”
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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 But there was not a tremor on the set face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.
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From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was between ten and eleven.
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From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was not a tremor on the set face.
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From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
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From this reading He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.
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From this reading He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was between ten and eleven.
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From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
every person
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
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From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
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From this reading But there was not a tremor on the set face.
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From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.
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From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was between ten and eleven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
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From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there was not a tremor on the set face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But there was not a tremor on the set face.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was not a tremor on the set face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was between ten and eleven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was not a tremor on the set face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
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From this reading But there was not a tremor on the set face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was between ten and eleven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shut the door softly, and went downstairs again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lights in the lower passage were just extinguished; everyone else in the house had gone to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mechanically he stooped and put away the child’s bricks, he pushed the chairs back into their places, and then he paused awhile before the open window.
