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Chapter XVII
‘You are disappointed in me,’ said Mrs. Brown. ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it. You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me. I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’ ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
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 “‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.”
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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 ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
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From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘You are disappointed in me,’ said Mrs. Brown.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You are disappointed in me,’ said Mrs. Brown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You are disappointed in me,’ said Mrs. Brown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘You are disappointed in me,’ said Mrs. Brown.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You are disappointed in me,’ said Mrs. Brown.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You are disappointed in me,’ said Mrs. Brown.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You are disappointed in me,’ said Mrs. Brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Please!’ said Mab, ‘of course I know you are a lady, but it is all different; they thought you might have done--Lady Macbeth--or something.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You think I am not a lady, or obliged to get my living--and you think you had better say no more about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have a great curiosity, however, I confess, to know what it was to be.’
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading You are quite right, for I should not have done it whatever you had said to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You are disappointed in me,’ said Mrs. Brown.
