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Chapter XII
"No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her. It never did seem natural like. There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me. Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them. If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
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 “Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It never did seem natural like.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.”
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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 There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.
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From this reading There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.
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From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
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From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It never did seem natural like.
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From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
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From this reading Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.
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From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
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From this reading Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.
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From this reading It never did seem natural like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.
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From this reading It never did seem natural like.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never did seem natural like.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
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From this reading Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.
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From this reading There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
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From this reading There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
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From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
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From this reading It never did seem natural like.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
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From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
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From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.
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From this reading There was no 'omeliness in it, and a marriage that ain't 'omely is no marriage for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, it was right enough! she had got dead sick of me, and I had got dead sick of her.
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From this reading Her friends weren't my friends; and as for my friends, she never left off insulting me about them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
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From this reading If I was to ask a chap in she wouldn't sit in the same room with him.
