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Chapter XXXVI
A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along. “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised. The older sister hesitated, then turned to her father. “Why not? I’m staying there only one night.”
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 “A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’m staying there only one night.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.”
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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 A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
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From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
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From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
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From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
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From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
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From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
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From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
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From this reading The older sister hesitated, then turned to her father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
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From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
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From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
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From this reading The older sister hesitated, then turned to her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m staying there only one night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m staying there only one night.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
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From this reading The older sister hesitated, then turned to her father.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I’m staying there only one night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m staying there only one night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m staying there only one night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The older sister hesitated, then turned to her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m staying there only one night.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STORMY SEA Betty, about to return to the Quarter Circle D E, found herself importuned by her small sister to take her along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The older sister hesitated, then turned to her father.
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From this reading “Why not?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll be the goodest, ’n’ not bovver you, ’n’ go to bed jes’ the minute you say to,” she promised.
