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Chapter VIII
ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?” Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start. The questioner was in uniform, bearing a captain’s three stars. He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face. “Yes, this is Homewood,” she 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 ““Yes, this is Homewood,” she answered.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.”
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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 Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, this is Homewood,” she answered.
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From this reading ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
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From this reading The questioner was in uniform, bearing a captain’s three stars.
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From this reading ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?”
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From this reading The questioner was in uniform, bearing a captain’s three stars.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.
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From this reading He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.
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From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
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From this reading ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.
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From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
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From this reading ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The questioner was in uniform, bearing a captain’s three stars.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was in uniform, bearing a captain’s three stars.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, this is Homewood,” she answered.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was in uniform, bearing a captain’s three stars.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was in uniform, bearing a captain’s three stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was in uniform, bearing a captain’s three stars.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The questioner was in uniform, bearing a captain’s three stars.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Norah, practising long putts at a hole on the far side of the terrace, turned with a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, this is Homewood,” she answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a short, strongly-built young man, with a square, determined face.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ASSORTED GUESTS “I beg your pardon—is this Homewood?”
