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Chapter IX
"I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission. It wants a thorough overhauling in fact. Let's have a walk instead. It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go. We can get back here by lunch-time.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let's have a walk instead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We can get back here by lunch-time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.”
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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 wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
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From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
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From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
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From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
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From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let's have a walk instead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
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From this reading Let's have a walk instead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's have a walk instead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
not any; not one
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
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From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
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From this reading Let's have a walk instead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
