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Chapter III
"Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!" Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist. Miss Crosby shook hands heartily. She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats. Her wide hat was tipped to a rakish angle.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Miss Crosby shook hands heartily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her wide hat was tipped to a rakish angle.”
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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 smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
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From this reading Her wide hat was tipped to a rakish angle.
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From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Miss Crosby shook hands heartily.
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From this reading Her wide hat was tipped to a rakish angle.
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From this reading Miss Crosby shook hands heartily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her wide hat was tipped to a rakish angle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Crosby shook hands heartily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Milo came hurrying across the drawing-room to greet the soloist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her wide hat was tipped to a rakish angle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her wide hat was tipped to a rakish angle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Miss Crosby, I'm so glad to see you again!"
