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Chapter XXI
_Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call. “This is Mr. Latham. May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire. “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana. “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading ““I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.”
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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 “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
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From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
demanded something firmly
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is Mr. Latham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is Mr. Latham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is Mr. Latham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is Mr. Latham.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
