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Chapter VIII
"And now I must be off back to town. Good-bye, God bless you, Moorpark. One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing." "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes." "Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."
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 “One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"And now I must be off back to town.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now I must be off back to town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."
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From this reading "And now I must be off back to town.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And now I must be off back to town.
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From this reading Good-bye, God bless you, Moorpark.
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From this reading "Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good-bye, God bless you, Moorpark.
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From this reading Good-bye, God bless you, Moorpark.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now I must be off back to town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
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From this reading "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good-bye, God bless you, Moorpark.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And now I must be off back to town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."
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From this reading "And now I must be off back to town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
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From this reading "And now I must be off back to town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
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From this reading "Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then look here, Moorpark, these things cost money."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And now I must be off back to town.
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From this reading "And now I must be off back to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed I shall not be ungenerous as soon as I know her tastes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good-bye, God bless you, Moorpark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One word first: you'll like to do it handsome, of course, in presents, and that sort of thing."
