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Chapter XXIX
So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything. At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything. Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain. There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew. There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
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 “So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.”
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading “Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.”
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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 Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
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From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
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From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
any thing at all
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
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From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
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From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
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From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
which person or people
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
but in spite of that
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
