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Chapter I
“I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.” “Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague. “Ollie's been telling everybody about her,” said Reggie. “It sounds really wonderful. But I fear he must have exaggerated.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Ollie's been telling everybody about her,” said Reggie.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading ““I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.””
every person
From this reading ““Ollie's been telling everybody about her,” said Reggie.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I fear he must have exaggerated.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But I fear he must have exaggerated.””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It sounds really wonderful.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.
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From this reading “Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ollie's been telling everybody about her,” said Reggie.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I fear he must have exaggerated.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
every person
From this reading “Ollie's been telling everybody about her,” said Reggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I fear he must have exaggerated.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I fear he must have exaggerated.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I fear he must have exaggerated.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I fear he must have exaggerated.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It sounds really wonderful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But I fear he must have exaggerated.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ollie's been telling everybody about her,” said Reggie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It sounds really wonderful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It sounds really wonderful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ollie's been telling everybody about her,” said Reggie.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am,” said Reggie Mann, “quite beside myself to meet this Lucy Dupree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.
which person or people
From this reading “Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It sounds really wonderful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Who told you about her?” asked Allan Montague.
