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Chapter XXII
ITS SEQUEL. My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing. A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green. She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her. He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent 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 “He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.”
toward the west
From this reading “A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.”
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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 A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
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From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
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From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
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From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
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From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
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From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
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From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
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From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.
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From this reading He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.
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From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
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From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
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From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
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From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
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From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
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From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
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From this reading He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
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From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ITS SEQUEL.
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From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
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From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
not any; not one
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
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From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
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From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
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From this reading He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ITS SEQUEL.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My darling was recovered neither through Miss Clare's injunctions nor Mr. Blackstone's bell-ringing.
toward the west
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
at the time that
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading He brought them in a cab to the police-station, whence the child was sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman was walking steadily westward, carrying the child asleep in her arms, when a policeman stopped her at Turnham Green.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She betrayed no fear, only annoyance, and offered no resistance, only begged he would not wake the child, or take her from her.
