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Floyd Grandon's Honor
Floyd Grandon's Honor

Chapter XVI

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What is the use of so much talking?
Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.
Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.
Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.
This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Floyd Grandon's Honor

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
What is the use of so much talking?
Line 2
Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.
Line 3
Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.
Line 4
Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.
Line 5
This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.”

All words in this reading · 59

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

alarm

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From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

appointed

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

arrangements

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From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

chamber

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

comment

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From this reading Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.

creme

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

day

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

Delancy

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

dinner

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

elite

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

few

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

Floyd

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From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

go

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From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

Grandon

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

guest

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

HAZZLIT

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From this reading Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.

invited

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What is the use of so much talking?

led

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

Lepelletier

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

lovely

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

Madame

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

Monday

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

Mr

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

Mrs

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From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

much

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From this reading What is the use of so much talking?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What is the use of so much talking?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

onward

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From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

Park

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

real

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From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

reigned

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

rose

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From this reading Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.

select

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading What is the use of so much talking?

sweet

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From this reading Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.

talking

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From this reading What is the use of so much talking?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading What is the use of so much talking?

there

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From this reading Since there is no real alarm about Mrs. Floyd, arrangements go onward.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

Tuesday

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

up

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From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

use

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From this reading What is the use of so much talking?

Westbrook

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From this reading This is Monday, and on Tuesday the _elite_ of Grandon Park and a select few of the _creme_ of Westbrook are invited to dinner.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is the use of so much talking?

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Madame Lepelletier and Mr. and Mrs. Delancy come up on the appointed day, and madame is led to the lovely guest chamber where she reigned before.

wild

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From this reading Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Is not the wild rose sweet without a comment?--HAZZLIT.