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Chapter XVII
BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch. She typed an English letter and thought about Kit. Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail. Betty had expected him to say good-bye to her and was hurt because he had not. Presently she heard Jefferson's step in the _patio_.
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 “She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Betty had expected him to say good-bye to her and was hurt because he had not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Presently she heard Jefferson's step in the _patio_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.”
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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 BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
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From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
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From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
for the reason that
From this reading Betty had expected him to say good-bye to her and was hurt because he had not.
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From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
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From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
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From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
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From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
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From this reading She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty had expected him to say good-bye to her and was hurt because he had not.
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From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
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From this reading Betty had expected him to say good-bye to her and was hurt because he had not.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
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From this reading Presently she heard Jefferson's step in the _patio_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty had expected him to say good-bye to her and was hurt because he had not.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
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From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
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From this reading Betty had expected him to say good-bye to her and was hurt because he had not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently she heard Jefferson's step in the _patio_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently she heard Jefferson's step in the _patio_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Betty had expected him to say good-bye to her and was hurt because he had not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently she heard Jefferson's step in the _patio_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently she heard Jefferson's step in the _patio_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty had expected him to say good-bye to her and was hurt because he had not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she heard Jefferson's step in the _patio_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She typed an English letter and thought about Kit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETTY CARRIES A MESSAGE The morning was hot and Betty had pulled the curtains across the arch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Although she knew he had gone to Mrs. Austin's, it was some days since she had seen him and his steamer would soon sail.
