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Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head. “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon. “That usually comes in the second year, Dr. Wilson.” He smiled down at her. “That isn't a rule, is it?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That usually comes in the second year, Dr. Wilson.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.”
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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 Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He smiled down at her.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
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From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That usually comes in the second year, Dr. Wilson.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smiled down at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That usually comes in the second year, Dr. Wilson.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled down at her.
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From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He smiled down at her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That isn't a rule, is it?”
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From this reading “That isn't a rule, is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That isn't a rule, is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That isn't a rule, is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That usually comes in the second year, Dr. Wilson.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smiled down at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That usually comes in the second year, Dr. Wilson.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That usually comes in the second year, Dr. Wilson.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
at the time that
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That usually comes in the second year, Dr. Wilson.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When are you going to put my protegee into the operating-room?” asked Wilson, meeting Miss Gregg in a corridor one bright, spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidney went into the operating-room late in the spring as the result of a conversation between the younger Wilson and the Head.
