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Chapter XVII
AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once. Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city. It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever. All the forenoon they wandered idly in the fields. Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
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 “Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.”
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.”
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading “It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.”
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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 It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
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From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
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From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
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From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
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From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
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From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
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From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
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From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
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From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
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From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
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From this reading All the forenoon they wandered idly in the fields.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
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From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
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From this reading All the forenoon they wandered idly in the fields.
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From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
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From this reading All the forenoon they wandered idly in the fields.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
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From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
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From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
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From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AFTER their fine repast at the Crown, Gervase and Anne left Oxford at once.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
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From this reading All the forenoon they wandered idly in the fields.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon they were in the pleasant meadows that lay all about that famous city.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
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From this reading Anne shamed her boy’s apparel by plucking the wild flowers, gathering a great posy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a really glorious morning of the early summer, with the sun, which day by day had scorched them, more powerful than ever.
