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Chapter XI
AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension. Lady Angela had already seated herself. It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea. "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood. Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
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 “It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Angela had already seated herself.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Lady Angela had already seated herself.”
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
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From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Angela had already seated herself.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
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From this reading Lady Angela had already seated herself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
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From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
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From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Angela had already seated herself.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Angela had already seated herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
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From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
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From this reading Lady Angela had already seated herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Angela had already seated herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Incidentally, I am dying for some tea, and the Prince has smoked all his cigarettes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Prince did not care to shoot to-day," Lady Angela explained, "and I have been showing him the neighbourhood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and Grooton was busy in the room behind, preparing my tea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ACCIDENT The Prince accepted my most comfortable easy chair with an air of graceful condescension.
