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Chapter VI
KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter. "Give me back my knap sack. Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders. "Now, do me a favour. A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.”
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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 "Now, do me a favour.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
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From this reading "Give me back my knap sack.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
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From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now, do me a favour.
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From this reading "Now, do me a favour.
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From this reading Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
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From this reading "Give me back my knap sack.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
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From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Give me back my knap sack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give me back my knap sack.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Give me back my knap sack.
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From this reading "Now, do me a favour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Give me back my knap sack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A portmanteau of mine ought to be at the station.
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From this reading KENELM walked into the shop kept by the Somerses, and found Jessie still at the counter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you," he said, flinging the knapsack across his shoulders.
