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Chapter XVII
"Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife. Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream. She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face. He was a roughly built man on a huge scale. He chucked her playfully under the chin.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He chucked her playfully under the chin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.”
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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 "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
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From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
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From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
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From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
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From this reading He chucked her playfully under the chin.
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From this reading He chucked her playfully under the chin.
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From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
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From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
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From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
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From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
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From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
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From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
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From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
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From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
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From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
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From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He chucked her playfully under the chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
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From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He chucked her playfully under the chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
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From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
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From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
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From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
