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Chapter II
"My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you! Nicknames are so homely and cosy. I have about as many as I have toes. One of my friends calls me `Corney.' He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
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 “I have about as many as I have toes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have about as many as I have toes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of my friends calls me `Corney.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!”
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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 He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
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From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
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From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
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From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
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From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
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From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
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From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
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From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
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From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
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From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of my friends calls me `Corney.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nicknames are so homely and cosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have about as many as I have toes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a bit of a wag--(`He,' indeed!)--Another one calls me `Nelia,'--`Neel-ya!'" She threw a lingering sentiment into the repetition, and chuckled reminiscently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My! you poor sufferer, how lonesome for you!
