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Chapter VI
TWO WELCOME GUESTS It was Saturday afternoon. The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array. And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them. "Who are coming to dinner, Mother?" asked Midget. "Ask your father, my dear."
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 “TWO WELCOME GUESTS It was Saturday afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who are coming to dinner, Mother?" asked Midget.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.”
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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 And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TWO WELCOME GUESTS It was Saturday afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are coming to dinner, Mother?" asked Midget.
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From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ask your father, my dear."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who are coming to dinner, Mother?" asked Midget.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who are coming to dinner, Mother?" asked Midget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ask your father, my dear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ask your father, my dear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO WELCOME GUESTS It was Saturday afternoon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TWO WELCOME GUESTS It was Saturday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who are coming to dinner, Mother?" asked Midget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who are coming to dinner, Mother?" asked Midget.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ask your father, my dear."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO WELCOME GUESTS It was Saturday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO WELCOME GUESTS It was Saturday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO WELCOME GUESTS It was Saturday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO WELCOME GUESTS It was Saturday afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Maynard children had been told that guests were expected to dinner, and they must put on festival array.
at the time that
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so when King and Marjorie, in white serge and white pique respectively, wandered out on to the front veranda, they found their parents and a very dressy-looking Rosamond there before them.
which person or people
From this reading "Who are coming to dinner, Mother?" asked Midget.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ask your father, my dear."
