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Chapter XXXV
LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel. She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon. Keep me free for that hour. Her brother Athelstan is coming with her.--What's the matter, man?' 'It's coming, then.
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 “She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Keep me free for that hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.”
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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 LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
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From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
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From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
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From this reading Her brother Athelstan is coming with her.--What's the matter, man?'
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From this reading Her brother Athelstan is coming with her.--What's the matter, man?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Athelstan is coming with her.--What's the matter, man?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Keep me free for that hour.
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From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Keep me free for that hour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brother Athelstan is coming with her.--What's the matter, man?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep me free for that hour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It's coming, then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep me free for that hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Athelstan is coming with her.--What's the matter, man?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Athelstan is coming with her.--What's the matter, man?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
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From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
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From this reading LE CONSEIL DE FAMILLE 'Checkley,' said Mr. Dering on Monday morning, 'here is a note from Miss Elsie Arundel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Keep me free for that hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her brother Athelstan is coming with her.--What's the matter, man?'
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From this reading 'It's coming, then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
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From this reading Her brother Athelstan is coming with her.--What's the matter, man?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading She makes an appointment with me at four o'clock this afternoon.
