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The Wolves and the Lamb
The Wolves and the Lamb

Chapter V

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LADY K.--Oh, Howell!
Howell!
We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
Howell is faultless!
Howell has the keys of everything!
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The Wolves and the Lamb

Chapter V

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LADY K.--Oh, Howell!
Line 2
Howell!
Line 3
We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.
Line 4
Howell is faultless!
Line 5
Howell has the keys of everything!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Howell has the keys of everything!”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Howell has the keys of everything!”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.”

All words in this reading · 19

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Bonnington

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From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.

dear

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From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!

faultless

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From this reading Howell is faultless!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!

Howell

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From this reading LADY K.--Oh, Howell!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Howell is faultless!

K

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From this reading LADY K.--Oh, Howell!

keys

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From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!

LADY

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From this reading LADY K.--Oh, Howell!

mention

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From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.

Mrs

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From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!

Oh

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From this reading LADY K.--Oh, Howell!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Howell has the keys of everything!

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We must not mention Howell, my dear Mrs. Bonnington.