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Chapter VIII
"Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter." "Very well," said the philosopher. "If they are irrelevant, we will put them aside." "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook. "Let me take down his proposition.
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 “"Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me take down his proposition.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Let me take down his proposition.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well," said the philosopher.”
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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 "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If they are irrelevant, we will put them aside."
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From this reading "If they are irrelevant, we will put them aside."
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From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
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From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me take down his proposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let me take down his proposition.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If they are irrelevant, we will put them aside."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If they are irrelevant, we will put them aside."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me take down his proposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me take down his proposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well," said the philosopher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me take down his proposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If they are irrelevant, we will put them aside."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let me take down his proposition.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "If they are irrelevant, we will put them aside."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well," said the philosopher.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well," said the philosopher.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If they are irrelevant, we will put them aside."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, we can leave the rest out," said Miss May, with a sudden dimple; "they don't matter."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Suppose, then, that one of these men was--oh, AWFULLY in love with the girl--and--and proposed, you know----" "A moment!" said the philosopher, opening a notebook.
