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Chapter XVI
The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening. Three days passed--a fourth and a fifth. The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return. He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air. A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three days passed--a fourth and a fifth.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three days passed--a fourth and a fifth.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.”
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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 Three days passed--a fourth and a fifth.
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From this reading He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
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From this reading He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air.
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From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
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From this reading The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return.
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From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
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From this reading Three days passed--a fourth and a fifth.
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From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return.
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From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
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From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
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From this reading Three days passed--a fourth and a fifth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days passed--a fourth and a fifth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
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From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
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From this reading The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
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From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
above and across; more than
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
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From this reading He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days passed--a fourth and a fifth.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The embassy removed itself, and Dearsley, the battered, laughed alone over his supper that evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three days passed--a fourth and a fifth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He, his royal palanquin, and his six attendants, had vanished into air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The week drew to a close and Mulvaney did not return.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A very large and very tipsy soldier, his feet sticking out of the litter of a reigning princess, is not a thing to travel along the ways without comment.
