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Chapter XIV
“Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you. I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart. I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!” “Why not, dear? I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading ““Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.”
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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 I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
later than; following
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
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From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
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From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
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From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
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From this reading “Why not, dear?
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From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
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From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
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From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
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From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
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From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not, dear?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took it first thing this morning, and, being so close, I just felt round for the ring.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why not, dear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to stimy George, but I’ve taken Sloane Street on a seven years’ lease, and——” “Hubert, you haven’t!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Julia,” he said, “after the barber had cleansed me I was going to call upon you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was going to beg your pardon and ask you very humbly to have another dart.
