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Chapter VI
'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said. 'It is very late.' Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood. She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door. It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
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 “She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
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From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
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From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
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From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is very late.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
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From this reading 'It is very late.'
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From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
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From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
not one, and not any
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
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From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
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From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
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From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
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From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
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From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was maddeningly strange to think that none hitherto had come.
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From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
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From this reading 'It is very late.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
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From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Why, we will talk of it in the morning,' she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her brain throbbed with the pulsing blood.
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From this reading She was set to get him gone before the young Poins could call men to her door.
