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Chapter XXIV
"Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?" "Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer. "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject." In the distance Wrinkles and Florinda were making Welsh rarebits. "Hold your tongues!" said Hawker.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “"Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer.”
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “"I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"”
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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 "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the distance Wrinkles and Florinda were making Welsh rarebits.
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From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the distance Wrinkles and Florinda were making Welsh rarebits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the distance Wrinkles and Florinda were making Welsh rarebits.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer.
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold your tongues!" said Hawker.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
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From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold your tongues!" said Hawker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the distance Wrinkles and Florinda were making Welsh rarebits.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the distance Wrinkles and Florinda were making Welsh rarebits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the distance Wrinkles and Florinda were making Welsh rarebits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold your tongues!" said Hawker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the distance Wrinkles and Florinda were making Welsh rarebits.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Penny," said Grief, looking across the table at his friend, "if a man thinks a heap of two violets, how much would he think of a thousand violets?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the distance Wrinkles and Florinda were making Welsh rarebits.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Two into a thousand goes five hundred times, you fool!" said Pennoyer.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I would answer your question if it were not upon a forbidden subject."
