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Chapter VII
{Knox} (_Stunned._) Stripped--you? {Margaret} Every stitch. My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God! {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that. There was a screen.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “{Margaret} Every stitch.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “{Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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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 {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
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From this reading My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God!
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading {Margaret} Every stitch.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God!
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From this reading My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God!
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From this reading {Knox} (_Stunned._) Stripped--you?
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
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From this reading {Margaret} Every stitch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God!
not any; not one
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God!
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From this reading There was a screen.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
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From this reading {Margaret} Every stitch.
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From this reading {Knox} (_Stunned._) Stripped--you?
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From this reading {Knox} (_Stunned._) Stripped--you?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God!
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From this reading There was a screen.
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From this reading My father commanded it {Knox} (_Suddenly visioning the scene._) My God!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading {Margaret} (_Recovering herself and speaking cynically, with a laugh at his shocked face._) No; it was not so bad as that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading {Knox} (_Stunned._) Stripped--you?
