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Chapter XIV
MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner. They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour. "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy." I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?" "What!"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."”
later than; following
From this reading “MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.”
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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 They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
later than; following
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
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From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
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From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
above and across; more than
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
up to a particular time
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!"
which person or people
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS WILLOUGHBY It was decreed the next day that I should not leave until after dinner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I gazed at her mystified, and she said, "Don't you know that Miss Willoughby is going in the same train with you?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would send me over to Blackburn Station by a cross-road, and I could then reach Waterton in less than an hour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is another good thing about this arrangement," said Miss Edith, for it was she who announced it to me, "and that is that you can take charge of Amy."
