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Chapter XXXII
SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone. “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he. “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning. She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin. Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
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 ““When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.”
an old word for “between”
From this reading “She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Will you please have something a’ter your ride?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Will you please have something a’ter your ride?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.”
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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 She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
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From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
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From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
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From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
an old word for “between”
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
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From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
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From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
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From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
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From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
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From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
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From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
not any; not one
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Late cock-crow, just the gray of the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
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From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was always early, poor little thing—somewhere betwixt five and six—it must ’a’ bin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME PARTICULARS The air is forlorn—the house is vocal no more—love is gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
at the time that
From this reading “When was it, Tom? at what hour?” asked he.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you please have something a’ter your ride?”
