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Chapter XXVII
HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study. Thither Mrs. Ormonde was conducted. She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne. His greeting was nervous. He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
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 “He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.”
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “Thither Mrs. Ormonde was conducted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.”
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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 HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
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From this reading Thither Mrs. Ormonde was conducted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
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From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
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From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
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From this reading His greeting was nervous.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His greeting was nervous.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
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From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
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From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
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From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
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From this reading His greeting was nervous.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
not any; not one
From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
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From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
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From this reading Thither Mrs. Ormonde was conducted.
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From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
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From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Thither Mrs. Ormonde was conducted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
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From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thither Mrs. Ormonde was conducted.
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From this reading She noticed that he looked by no means so well as he had done before leaving Eastbourne.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOPE SURPRISED Mrs. Tyrrell and Annabel were lunching with friends somewhere: Mr. Newthorpe had just taken a solitary meal in the room which he used for a study.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.
