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Chapter XII
A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?" "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit." "Yes, that's what I thought. So I'm going to write one to Mrs. Geary." "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “"Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, that's what I thought.”
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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 A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
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From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
later than; following
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
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From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
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From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
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From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
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From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
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From this reading So I'm going to write one to Mrs. Geary."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I'm going to write one to Mrs. Geary."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, that's what I thought.
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From this reading So I'm going to write one to Mrs. Geary."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I'm going to write one to Mrs. Geary."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I'm going to write one to Mrs. Geary."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, that's what I thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A LETTER OF THANKS "Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I'm going to write one to Mrs. Geary."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's what I thought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may, if you like, my child; but, you know your father gave those old people money for their care of you."
