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Chapter XVI
MOTHER AND CHILD. JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will. She would not permit any appeal to Leonard. “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie. “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would not permit any appeal to Leonard.”
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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 JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER AND CHILD.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
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From this reading She would not permit any appeal to Leonard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not permit any appeal to Leonard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
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From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOTHER AND CHILD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not permit any appeal to Leonard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOTHER AND CHILD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not permit any appeal to Leonard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not permit any appeal to Leonard.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
up to a particular time
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That is exactly what I don’t want to do,” Joan answered.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading JOAN, not much more fit than Dulcibel to leave her bed, was a good deal more resolute in carrying out her own will.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not permit any appeal to Leonard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But if you would only just wait till Mr. Forest has been!” pleaded Nessie.
