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Chapter III
Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten." AUSTIN DOBSON. Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
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 “Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."”
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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 Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
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From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
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From this reading AUSTIN DOBSON.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUSTIN DOBSON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before seeking her stony couch at the end of her first day at Priorsford, Pamela finished the letter begun in the morning to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
at the time that
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
which person or people
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
but in spite of that
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ruth, all heart and tenderness Who wept, like Chaucer's Prioress, When Dash was smitten: Who blushed before the mildest men, Yet waxed a very Corday when You teased the kitten."
