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A bird of passage
A bird of passage

Chapter XXIII

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"FAREWELL, PORT BLAIR."
"Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."
_Richard II._ MRS.
DURAND'S surmises were correct.
A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.
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A bird of passage

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"FAREWELL, PORT BLAIR."
Line 2
"Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."
Line 3
_Richard II._ MRS.
Line 4
DURAND'S surmises were correct.
Line 5
A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

all

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From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."

any

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."

BLAIR

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From this reading "FAREWELL, PORT BLAIR."

called

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

correct

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From this reading DURAND'S surmises were correct.

days

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

Denis

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

DURAND'S

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From this reading DURAND'S surmises were correct.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."

FAREWELL

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From this reading "FAREWELL, PORT BLAIR."

few

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."

haste

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

Home

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

II

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From this reading _Richard II._ MRS.

James

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

marked

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

Miss

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

MRS

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From this reading _Richard II._ MRS.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

once

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From this reading "Farewell at once—for once, for all—and ever."

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

PORT

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From this reading "FAREWELL, PORT BLAIR."

Quentin's

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

return

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From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

Richard

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From this reading _Richard II._ MRS.

surmises

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From this reading DURAND'S surmises were correct.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading DURAND'S surmises were correct.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading A few days after James Quentin's return, without any marked haste he went over and called on Mrs. Home and Miss Denis.