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Chapter XVI
An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum. “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.” “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft. She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle. As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.””
up to a particular time
From this reading ““If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.””
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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 An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
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From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
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From this reading As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
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From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
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From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
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From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
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From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As the heroine of this amazing scandal, her niece was a dark and inscrutable enigma.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My house is always open to dear Robert’s child,” said Miss Beechcroft.
up to a particular time
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading An aunt, with whom she had lived during the brief interval between her return from India and her marriage, granted her a temporary asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was an austere woman of primitive views, to whom Irene had ever been a puzzle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you will do with me until I can find some place of my own,” said Irene, “I shall be grateful.”
