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A Husband by Proxy

Chapter XXXVI

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GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.
She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.
"I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.
"Seems I hit it off about right."
"Charmingly," said Garrison.
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A Husband by Proxy

Chapter XXXVI

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.
Line 2
She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.
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"I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.
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"Seems I hit it off about right."
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"Charmingly," said Garrison.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"Seems I hit it off about right."”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.”

Garrison noun US /ˈɡærəsən/

a group stationed to defend a place

From this reading “GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “"I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.”

Precious adjective US /ˈpreʃəs/

rare and worth a great deal

From this reading “GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Seems I hit it off about right."”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “"I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Seems I hit it off about right."

advance

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From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

boldly

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From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

catching

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From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

Charmingly

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From this reading "Charmingly," said Garrison.

Dorothy

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From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

effort

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From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

find

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From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

FRIEND

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From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/

a group stationed to defend a place

From this reading "Charmingly," said Garrison.

GARRISON'S

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From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

greet

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From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

hat

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From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

hit

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From this reading "Seems I hit it off about right."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Seems I hit it off about right."

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

made

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From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

much

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From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

nod

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From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

off

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From this reading "Seems I hit it off about right."

possibly

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From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/

rare and worth a great deal

From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

removing

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From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

retreated

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From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Seems I hit it off about right."

Robinson

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From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

said

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From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

Seems

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From this reading "Seems I hit it off about right."

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

sign

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From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

striding

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From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

Theodore's

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From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

up

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From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

VALUED

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From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading GARRISON'S VALUED FRIEND Dorothy, catching up the precious will, had retreated from Theodore's advance.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She made no effort to greet him, even with so much as a nod.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I thought I might possibly find you both, and save a little time," said Robinson, striding in boldly, with no sign of removing his hat.