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Chapter XIII
BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden. He was called Squire by nearly every one. The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him. That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.” The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He was called Squire by nearly every one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He was called Squire by nearly every one.”
except if; if not
From this reading “That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.”
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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 BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
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From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
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From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
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From this reading That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was called Squire by nearly every one.
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From this reading He was called Squire by nearly every one.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
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From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was called Squire by nearly every one.
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From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
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From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
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From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
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From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was called Squire by nearly every one.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was called Squire by nearly every one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was called Squire by nearly every one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire’s office was in a small room back of Hank Lee’s grocery store, and could be entered from there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
except if; if not
From this reading That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEFORE THE SQUIRE Timothy Perkfell was a justice of the peace in Hayden.
at the time that
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That is unless he was called “Judge,” which he liked better than “Squire.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The title meant a good deal to Mr. Perkfell, and he would have felt insulted had any one omitted it when speaking to him.
