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From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme. It had become senseless, nightmarish. Anything irrational was possible. There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end. Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything irrational was possible.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.”
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From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
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From this reading Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.
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From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
any thing at all
From this reading Anything irrational was possible.
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From this reading It had become senseless, nightmarish.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had become senseless, nightmarish.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
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From this reading Anything irrational was possible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had become senseless, nightmarish.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had become senseless, nightmarish.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
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From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anything irrational was possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
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From this reading It had become senseless, nightmarish.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
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From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From now on, to Saxon, life seemed bereft of its last reason and rhyme.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anything irrational was possible.
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From this reading Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was nothing stable in the anarchic flux of affairs that swept her on she knew not to what catastrophic end.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Billy been dependable, all would still have been well.
