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Chapter XVI
“No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father. “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.” “I was to blame,” said Dan stoutly. “She was all right.” “You were to blame in the particular instance,” his father 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 ““You were to blame in the particular instance,” his father answered.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She was all right.””
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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 “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
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From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You were to blame in the particular instance,” his father answered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was to blame,” said Dan stoutly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was to blame,” said Dan stoutly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was to blame,” said Dan stoutly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You were to blame in the particular instance,” his father answered.
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From this reading “You were to blame in the particular instance,” his father answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
not any; not one
From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You were to blame in the particular instance,” his father answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was all right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was all right.”
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From this reading “I was to blame,” said Dan stoutly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
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From this reading “It's better for the disappointment to come before it's too late.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was to blame,” said Dan stoutly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were to blame in the particular instance,” his father answered.
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From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
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From this reading “No man can be all a woman wishes him to be,” said his father.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were to blame in the particular instance,” his father answered.
