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Chapter XXIII
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WHITHER? Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again. He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep. Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip. There was no mustache upon it.
Chapter 23 of The Fate of Felix Brand is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.”
later than; following
From this reading “He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “There was no mustache upon it.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “WHITHER?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
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From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
later than; following
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
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From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
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From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
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From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
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From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
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From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
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From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
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From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
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From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
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From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no mustache upon it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
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From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no mustache upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
not any; not one
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felix Brand opened his eyes, then let the lids quickly flutter down again.
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From this reading There was no mustache upon it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was no mustache upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Apprehensively he lifted one hand to his face and felt of his upper lip.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was afraid to look about him, for he was no longer sure where he might awaken after what seemed to him to have been no more than an ordinary night's sleep.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading WHITHER?
