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Chapter XIII
LYING IN BRITHLOW WOOD. A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did. "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople. My dear Everard, you don't mean it?" "Don't I?" he said, fiercely.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.”
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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 A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
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From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
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From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
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From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
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From this reading LYING IN BRITHLOW WOOD.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
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From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't I?" he said, fiercely.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't I?" he said, fiercely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't I?" he said, fiercely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LYING IN BRITHLOW WOOD.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LYING IN BRITHLOW WOOD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
not any; not one
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't I?" he said, fiercely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LYING IN BRITHLOW WOOD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
