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Chapter XVI
Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station. Annette was behind her. As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face. They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin. Nora was deeply sunburnt.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Annette was behind her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.”
in the direction of
From this reading “As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.”
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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 As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
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From this reading Annette was behind her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
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From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Annette was behind her.
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From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
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From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
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From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
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From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nora was deeply sunburnt.
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From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
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From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annette was behind her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
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From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
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From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
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From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
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From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nora was deeply sunburnt.
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From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
in the direction of
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Annette was behind her.
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From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
