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Chapter XXII
Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park. Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand. She took his arm in foreign fashion. They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple. “My dear David,” she said, “the man perplexes me.
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 “Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took his arm in foreign fashion.”
in the direction of
From this reading “They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.”
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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 Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
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From this reading She took his arm in foreign fashion.
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From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
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From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
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From this reading They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.
two people or things considered together
From this reading They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.
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From this reading “My dear David,” she said, “the man perplexes me.
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From this reading “My dear David,” she said, “the man perplexes me.
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From this reading They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.
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From this reading She took his arm in foreign fashion.
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From this reading She took his arm in foreign fashion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
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From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
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From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
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From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She took his arm in foreign fashion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
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From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
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From this reading “My dear David,” she said, “the man perplexes me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My dear David,” she said, “the man perplexes me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear David,” she said, “the man perplexes me.
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From this reading They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear David,” she said, “the man perplexes me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear David,” she said, “the man perplexes me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took his arm in foreign fashion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.
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From this reading They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took his arm in foreign fashion.
in the direction of
From this reading They walked together towards Buckingham Palace—a strangely distinguished-looking couple.
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From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
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From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
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From this reading Louise left her brougham in Piccadilly and walked across the Green Park.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
which person or people
From this reading Bellamy, who was waiting, rose up from a seat, hat in hand.
