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Chapter II
"It's a rather roundabout cow-path," he objected. "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better." But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it. "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested. "We do; and we mean to be loyal to our salt."
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 “"The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “"The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.”
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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 "It's a rather roundabout cow-path," he objected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
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From this reading "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We do; and we mean to be loyal to our salt."
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From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
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From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
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From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
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From this reading "It's a rather roundabout cow-path," he objected.
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From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
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From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We do; and we mean to be loyal to our salt."
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From this reading "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested.
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From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's a rather roundabout cow-path," he objected.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
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From this reading "It's a rather roundabout cow-path," he objected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We do; and we mean to be loyal to our salt."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We do; and we mean to be loyal to our salt."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
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From this reading "It's a rather roundabout cow-path," he objected.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We do; and we mean to be loyal to our salt."
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From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
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From this reading "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested.
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From this reading "It's a rather roundabout cow-path," he objected.
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From this reading "It's a rather roundabout cow-path," he objected.
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From this reading "We do; and we mean to be loyal to our salt."
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From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We do; and we mean to be loyal to our salt."
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From this reading "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The Overland Short Line is a good bit more direct; not to mention the service, which is a lot better."
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From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Elinor had made her small concession to David Kent's letter, and she would not withdraw it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Probably you don't own any Western Pacific stock," she suggested.
