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Chapter III
One self-deception leads to another. Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness. “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed. “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue. “Perhaps Lord Orlay is open to conviction.”
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 “One self-deception leads to another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading ““Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One self-deception leads to another.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““Perhaps Lord Orlay is open to conviction.””
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Perhaps Lord Orlay is open to conviction.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.”
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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 “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
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From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
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From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One self-deception leads to another.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
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From this reading “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
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From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
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From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
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From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
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From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
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From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
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From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
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From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
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From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Perhaps Lord Orlay is open to conviction.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
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From this reading “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One self-deception leads to another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps Lord Orlay is open to conviction.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
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From this reading “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One self-deception leads to another.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Perhaps Lord Orlay is open to conviction.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps Lord Orlay is open to conviction.”
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From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps Lord Orlay is open to conviction.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One self-deception leads to another.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Mangles sat down and accepted Lady Orlay's invitation in the full and perfect conviction that she owed it to her greatness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Are they abstainers?” she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One self-deception leads to another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nay,” replied Joseph, winking gravely at a policeman in Northumberland Avenue.
