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Chapter XXV
‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward. ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’ ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’ ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry. Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.”
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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 Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
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From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
at the time that
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
