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Chapter XVII
TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar. Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty. They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver. “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered. “It’s in its case at home.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.”
any person at all
From this reading “TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.”
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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 Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
any person at all
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
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From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
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From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
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From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
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From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
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From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
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From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
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From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “It’s in its case at home.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Certainly I have—an excellent one,” he answered.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading They scented danger in every clump of scrub, and earnestly demanded of Dr. Firth whether he had a revolver.
which person or people
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. Firth’s suggestion that the jewels would be more secure in his safe filled Judy and Jack with a vision of the thief coming to find his hidden booty.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TO anyone who watched unseen, our progress homeward would undoubtedly have presented itself as peculiar.
