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Chapter X
It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty. Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality. But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed. Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa. "See, there's her grandfather," whispered Prochnow.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.”
in the direction of
From this reading “But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.”
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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 Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
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From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
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From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
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From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
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From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
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From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
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From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
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From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
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From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See, there's her grandfather," whispered Prochnow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
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From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
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From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
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From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
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From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
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From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
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From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
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From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
above and across; more than
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See, there's her grandfather," whispered Prochnow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See, there's her grandfather," whispered Prochnow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See, there's her grandfather," whispered Prochnow.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
in the direction of
From this reading But he too glanced over the press of heads toward the glare of candle-light with a strained intensity not to be concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this: Almira's husband had told her that morning how it all depended upon Preciosa McNulty.
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From this reading "See, there's her grandfather," whispered Prochnow.
which person or people
From this reading Roscoe Orlando suddenly turned aside toward an old fellow who sat on a pink brocade sofa.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Roscoe Orlando Gibbons came through the crowd, with a great effect of smiling joviality.
