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Chapter III
'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.' Lady Dufferin. To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two. We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey. Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.”
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.”
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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 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
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From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
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From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
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From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
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From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
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From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
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From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
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From this reading Lady Dufferin.
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From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
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From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
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From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
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From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
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From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
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From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
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From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
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From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
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From this reading Lady Dufferin.
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From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
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From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
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From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
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From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Accordingly we embarked in a steamer called the Prince or the King of something or other, the name being many degrees more princely or kingly than the craft itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
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From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To perform the introduction properly I must go back a day or two.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had elected to cross to Dublin directly from Scotland, an easy night journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'O Bay of Dublin, my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream.'
