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Chapter XIII
"Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon. Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow." A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling. "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day." And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
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 “"Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."”
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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 A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
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From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
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From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
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From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
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From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
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From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
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From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
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From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
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From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
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From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
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From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
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From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
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From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever can't be packed before then, you can bring up to me tomorrow."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A tired girl lifted her head from the packing-case before which she was kneeling.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'll do my best, Miss Marvell--But I'm afraid it will be impossible to finish to-day."
in the company of; together with
From this reading And she looked wearily round the room laden with papers--letters, pamphlets, press-cuttings--on every available table and shelf.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pack the papers as quickly as you can--I am going to town this afternoon.
