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Chapter II
THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply. It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice. She moved reluctantly toward it. Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump. "Sally, where on earth are you?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She moved reluctantly toward it.”
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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 It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
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From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
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From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
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From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
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From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
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From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
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From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
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From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
in the direction of
From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
