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Chapter IV
The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight. “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going. “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.” “You thought we’d got all we wanted!” said Olivia, ironically. “Why, we’ve got nothing at all--not even a chair to sit on.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why, we’ve got nothing at all--not even a chair to sit on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Why, we’ve got nothing at all--not even a chair to sit on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You thought we’d got all we wanted!” said Olivia, ironically.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.”
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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 “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
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From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
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From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
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From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
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From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, we’ve got nothing at all--not even a chair to sit on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
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From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, we’ve got nothing at all--not even a chair to sit on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
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From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
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From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
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From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
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From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
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From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
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From this reading “You thought we’d got all we wanted!” said Olivia, ironically.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Why, we’ve got nothing at all--not even a chair to sit on.
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From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
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From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
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From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, we’ve got nothing at all--not even a chair to sit on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You thought we’d got all we wanted!” said Olivia, ironically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You thought we’d got all we wanted!” said Olivia, ironically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You thought we’d got all we wanted!” said Olivia, ironically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, we’ve got nothing at all--not even a chair to sit on.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, we’ve got nothing at all--not even a chair to sit on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The estimable Sarah Wall was, as she herself would have said, “not in the best of tempers” at being intercepted in her proposed flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah wur goin’ whoam to get a coop o’ tea, for Ah’m fair clemmed.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah thowt ye’d got all ye wanted,” she grumbled, as Olivia Denison followed her out on to the doorstep and asked her where she was going.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You thought we’d got all we wanted!” said Olivia, ironically.
