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Chapter XXVIII
Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety. She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news. “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture. She wants to see you right away. She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
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 “She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.””
shining brightly
From this reading “She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wants to see you right away.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
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From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
any thing at all
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
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From this reading She wants to see you right away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
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From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
above and across; more than
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
shining brightly
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wants to see you right away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wants to see you right away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
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From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
up to a particular time
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wants to see you right away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She wants to see you right away.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
