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Chapter VIII
"Yes--if you wish.... Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?" "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge. "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates." Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."”
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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 "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
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From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
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From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
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From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes--if you wish....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
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From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
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From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
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From this reading "Yes--if you wish....
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From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
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From this reading "Yes--if you wish....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes--if you wish....
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From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
