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Chapter XXXVIII
Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days. The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think. Parr! An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale. John Parr!
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Parr!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
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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 Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
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From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Parr!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
not any; not one
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
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From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
