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Chapter IX
Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears. He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh. “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore. You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself. What a madman you are; where do you suppose you have been?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What a madman you are; where do you suppose you have been?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.”
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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 Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
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From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What a madman you are; where do you suppose you have been?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
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From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What a madman you are; where do you suppose you have been?
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From this reading You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.
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From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
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From this reading He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.
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From this reading He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
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From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
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From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a madman you are; where do you suppose you have been?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What a madman you are; where do you suppose you have been?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He shuddered as though he had felt the impact of a knife upon his flesh.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a madman you are; where do you suppose you have been?
at the time that
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
in or at the place that
From this reading What a madman you are; where do you suppose you have been?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had the returned voyager uttered these irrelevant words when a voice of curious import came on his ears.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Luney, Luney!” cried the voice, “I have been looking for you for hours, all along the shore.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You were not at the station, so I made sure you had drowned yourself.
