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Chapter XIX
"I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family." Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope. "Quite so," he said tonelessly. "When do you want to go?" "You engaged me on a three-months' notice, but--" "But you want to go now?"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “"I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quite so," he said tonelessly.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.”
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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 Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
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From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "When do you want to go?"
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You engaged me on a three-months' notice, but--" "But you want to go now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When do you want to go?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quite so," he said tonelessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You engaged me on a three-months' notice, but--" "But you want to go now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You engaged me on a three-months' notice, but--" "But you want to go now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You engaged me on a three-months' notice, but--" "But you want to go now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You engaged me on a three-months' notice, but--" "But you want to go now?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite so," he said tonelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Quite so," he said tonelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You engaged me on a three-months' notice, but--" "But you want to go now?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quite so," he said tonelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When do you want to go?"
at the time that
From this reading "When do you want to go?"
belonging to which person
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clem Sypher leaned back in his chair behind his great office desk and looked at his melancholy manager with the eyes of a general whose officers refuse the madness of a forlorn hope.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm very sorry to leave you, Mr. Sypher," said Shuttleworth, "but my first duty is to my wife and family."
