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Chapter XIX
THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy. “Mistress Audrey whom? Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.” “Why, sir, the bloom is all in all,’” answered Haward. “What root it springs from matters not.
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 ““Why, sir, the bloom is all in all,’” answered Haward.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.””
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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 Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
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From this reading “Why, sir, the bloom is all in all,’” answered Haward.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Why, sir, the bloom is all in all,’” answered Haward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
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From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, sir, the bloom is all in all,’” answered Haward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What root it springs from matters not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What root it springs from matters not.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What root it springs from matters not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, sir, the bloom is all in all,’” answered Haward.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What root it springs from matters not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNINVITED GUEST “Mistress Audrey?” said the Governor graciously, as the lady in damask rose from her curtsy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What root it springs from matters not.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mistress Audrey whom?
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From this reading “Why, sir, the bloom is all in all,’” answered Haward.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. Haward, you gave me not the name of the stock that hath flowered in so beauteous a bloom.”
