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Chapter XXV
Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up. Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected. Val had just changed out of riding clothes and was on his way to the fire—a bookmaker’s in Cornmarket. “Hallo!” said Jolly. “Hallo!” replied Val.
Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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 “Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hallo!” replied Val.”
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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 Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
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From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val had just changed out of riding clothes and was on his way to the fire—a bookmaker’s in Cornmarket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val had just changed out of riding clothes and was on his way to the fire—a bookmaker’s in Cornmarket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val had just changed out of riding clothes and was on his way to the fire—a bookmaker’s in Cornmarket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val had just changed out of riding clothes and was on his way to the fire—a bookmaker’s in Cornmarket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
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From this reading “Hallo!” said Jolly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Val had just changed out of riding clothes and was on his way to the fire—a bookmaker’s in Cornmarket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hallo!” replied Val.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val had just changed out of riding clothes and was on his way to the fire—a bookmaker’s in Cornmarket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hallo!” said Jolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jolly Forsyte was strolling down High Street, Oxford, on a November afternoon; Val Dartie was strolling up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jolly had just changed out of boating flannels and was on his way to the “Frying-pan,” to which he had recently been elected.
