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Chapter XXXIII
“We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later. “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks. There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them. Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross. He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
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 ““We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.”
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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 “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
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From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
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From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
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From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
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From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
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From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
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From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
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From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
not any; not one
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mammy’s got a new man made of millions, or rather she has not got him and it makes her cross.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He gave me a gold Cupid seal--so pretty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
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From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
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From this reading “It’s quite hot: one wants summer frocks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are no end of Germans and Russes to play with; but I don’t like them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are here,” wrote Boo to her eldest brother half a year later.
