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Chapter XV
There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray. "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th. You must be ready so that we can go at once. I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place. I shall probably stay the night at Retford with the Colemans, so I should be with you for lunch Thursday.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must be ready so that we can go at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must be ready so that we can go at once.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.”
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From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
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From this reading I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
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From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
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From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
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From this reading I shall probably stay the night at Retford with the Colemans, so I should be with you for lunch Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
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From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall probably stay the night at Retford with the Colemans, so I should be with you for lunch Thursday.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall probably stay the night at Retford with the Colemans, so I should be with you for lunch Thursday.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
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From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall probably stay the night at Retford with the Colemans, so I should be with you for lunch Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall probably stay the night at Retford with the Colemans, so I should be with you for lunch Thursday.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I shall probably stay the night at Retford with the Colemans, so I should be with you for lunch Thursday.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall probably stay the night at Retford with the Colemans, so I should be with you for lunch Thursday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
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From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a letter from Hilda on the breakfast tray.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You must be ready so that we can go at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall probably stay the night at Retford with the Colemans, so I should be with you for lunch Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to waste time at Wragby, it's an awful place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.
