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Chapter XVI
“Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said. “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes. We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle. The sun shines, and the wind is from the west. Why not?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun shines, and the wind is from the west.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading ““Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.”
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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 have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
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From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun shines, and the wind is from the west.
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From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
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From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
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From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
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From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun shines, and the wind is from the west.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shines, and the wind is from the west.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shines, and the wind is from the west.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us follow the example of all great golfers,” Hamel said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have been sent here in a moment of good humour by your tyrant uncle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shines, and the wind is from the west.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why not?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun shines, and the wind is from the west.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Let us for this morning, at any rate, imagine that your whole world is encompassed within these eighteen holes.
