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Chapter XXI
“Never in the world.” Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room. “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally. “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?” Bailey considered the question.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never in the world.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bailey considered the question.”
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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 Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
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From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
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From this reading Bailey considered the question.
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From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
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From this reading “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
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From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
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From this reading Bailey considered the question.
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From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
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From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
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From this reading “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.
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From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Never in the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never in the world.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bailey considered the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.
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From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
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From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Never in the world.”
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From this reading Saying nothing, but deeply thoughtful, Miss Cornelia made a fresh progress around the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
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From this reading “I know very little about bank-currency,” she said finally.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Could such a sum as was looted from the Union Bank be carried away in a man’s pocket?”
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From this reading “Never in the world.”
