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Chapter X
I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS. McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day. Julia brought me a message early in the morning. “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door. ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
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 “Julia brought me a message early in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Julia brought me a message early in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.”
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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 Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
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From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
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From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
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From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
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From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
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From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
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From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
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From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
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From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
at the time that
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
