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Chapter XVI
There could be no mistake about it. Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn. The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated. Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots. His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There could be no mistake about it.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There could be no mistake about it.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.”
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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 Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There could be no mistake about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no mistake about it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
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From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
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From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
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From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no mistake about it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
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From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
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From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
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From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
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From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
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From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
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From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
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From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
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From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
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From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
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From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There could be no mistake about it.
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From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
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From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
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From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
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From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
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From this reading There could be no mistake about it.
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From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no mistake about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
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From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
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From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
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From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
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From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
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From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
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From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
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From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
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From this reading There could be no mistake about it.
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From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
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From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything about him shone, from his high silk hat to the tips of his varnished boots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The low golden light before sunset flooded the lawn so that Mr. Pilkington walking in it was strangely and gloriously illuminated.
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From this reading His frock coat and trousers of grey summer suiting clung to his figure like a warm and sunny skin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
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From this reading Mr. Pilkington was coming by the private way, stepping softly over a fair green lawn.
