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Chapter XXVI
A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’ Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break. Another day had come without them. To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives. At the moment she slept.
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 “Another day had come without them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another day had come without them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Another day had come without them.”
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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 A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
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From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another day had come without them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment she slept.
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From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
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From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
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From this reading Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.
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From this reading Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
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From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
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From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another day had come without them.
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From this reading Another day had come without them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
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From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
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From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
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From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
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From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the moment she slept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Another day had come without them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madeline had done as she was bidden, and was waiting for the rains to break.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A week later Colonel Innes had got his leave, and had left Simla for the snow-line by what is facetiously known as ‘the carriage road to Tibet.’
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Another day had come without them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write and tell Innes, to write to tell Violet, to go away and leave the situation as she found it; she had lived and moved and slept and awakened to these alternatives.
