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Chapter VI
HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by. Most of these we had spent upon the open road. For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely. This day we had determined to fare farther afield. Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
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 “For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “This day we had determined to fare farther afield.”
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading “This day we had determined to fare farther afield.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Most of these we had spent upon the open road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Most of these we had spent upon the open road.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Most of these we had spent upon the open road.”
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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 HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
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From this reading This day we had determined to fare farther afield.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
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From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
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From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
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From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
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From this reading This day we had determined to fare farther afield.
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From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
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From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading This day we had determined to fare farther afield.
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading This day we had determined to fare farther afield.
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From this reading This day we had determined to fare farther afield.
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From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
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From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
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From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
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From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
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From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
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From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
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From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
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From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
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From this reading Most of these we had spent upon the open road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Most of these we had spent upon the open road.
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From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For fifty miles about Pau we had proved the countryside and found it lovely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most of these we had spent upon the open road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most of these we had spent upon the open road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Most of these we had spent upon the open road.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This day we had determined to fare farther afield.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps because of this decision, Trouble had peered out of the bushes before we had gone twenty miles.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Most of these we had spent upon the open road.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Most of these we had spent upon the open road.
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From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW LOVE CAME TO JILL, HERBERT TO THE RESCUE, AND A YOUNG MAN BY HIS RIGHT A week of fine days had slipped by.
