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Chapter V
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George! I know it. But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself." He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table. His guest took it and read it carefully through.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His guest took it and read it carefully through.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His guest took it and read it carefully through.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."”
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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 LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
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From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
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From this reading His guest took it and read it carefully through.
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From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
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From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
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From this reading His guest took it and read it carefully through.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table.
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From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His guest took it and read it carefully through.
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From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know it.
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From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
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From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He passed Phyllis's letter across the small round dining-table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His guest took it and read it carefully through.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His guest took it and read it carefully through.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT "I am asking a great deal of you, George!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But you see how helpless I am--and read the letter--read it for yourself."
