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Chapter XI
I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water. The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread. Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock. “Have you any plan?” When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you any plan?””
not one, and not any
From this reading “When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.””
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.”
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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 I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
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From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
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From this reading “Have you any plan?”
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From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
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From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
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From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
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From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
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From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
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From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you any plan?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
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From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
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From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
not one, and not any
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
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From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you any plan?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
at the time that
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you any plan?”
