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Chapter XVI
“Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself. “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future. I have none.” “I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined. “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
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 ““But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have none.””
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “I have none.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.””
in the direction of
From this reading ““Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.”
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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 “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
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From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
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From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
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From this reading “I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined.
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From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
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From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have none.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
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From this reading “I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have none.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
not one, and not any
From this reading I have none.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
in the direction of
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she answered; and she suffered him to lead the way down from the piazza, and out upon one of the sandy avenues toward the woods, in which it presently lost itself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see how you’ve got rid of it,” he rejoined.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ve got a future as much as you have a past, and there’s this advantage,—that you can do something with your future.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “But there will be very little to talk about,” she continued, as they moved away, “if you confine yourself to my future.
