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Chapter XIII
They were married abroad as it happened. Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta. There the family had joined him for the winter. Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life. Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Jim had not told him about Eleanor.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jim had not told him about Eleanor.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
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From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
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From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
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From this reading Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
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From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
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From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
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From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
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From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
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From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
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From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
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From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
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From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
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From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
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From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
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From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
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From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
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From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
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From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
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From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
