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Chapter XXIV
IRON LOOKS STILL HIGHER. “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken. Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested. There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it. It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IRON LOOKS STILL HIGHER.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.”
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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 Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
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From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
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From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
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From this reading IRON LOOKS STILL HIGHER.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IRON LOOKS STILL HIGHER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IRON LOOKS STILL HIGHER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IRON LOOKS STILL HIGHER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There’s been a good deal of money made this winter, and now people seem anxious to spend it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three different people have bought building-sites of the Haynton Bay Company, and a number of others seem interested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s about time for us to be considering plans for our villa,--eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my dear,” said Tramlay to his wife one evening in late winter, “the spell is broken.
