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Chapter IX
"Couldn't help it. This room is only one storey from ground. Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed. So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window! As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
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 “So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Couldn't help it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This room is only one storey from ground.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.”
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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 So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
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From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
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From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
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From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
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From this reading "Couldn't help it.
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From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
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From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
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From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
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From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
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From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Couldn't help it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
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From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Couldn't help it.
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From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
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From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
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From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
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From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
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From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
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From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
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From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
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From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
