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Chapter III
“Yet she is only amusing herself. See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.” “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it. He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point. He will get it by the next boat.
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 “See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Yet she is only amusing herself.”
A single round eyeglass kept in position by the muscles around the eye, worn by gentleman aristocrats.
From this reading “He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will get it by the next boat.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Yet she is only amusing herself.”
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From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
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From this reading “Yet she is only amusing herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.
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From this reading He will get it by the next boat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He will get it by the next boat.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He will get it by the next boat.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Yet she is only amusing herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
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From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yet she is only amusing herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
A single round eyeglass kept in position by the muscles around the eye, worn by gentleman aristocrats.
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He will get it by the next boat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
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From this reading “Yet she is only amusing herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yet she is only amusing herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.
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From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has put his monocle in his other eye in his effort to see the point.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has told him some joke and she is laughing at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See how stolid that creature looks that she is wasting all her vitality on.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will get it by the next boat.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet she is only amusing herself.
