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Chapter XI
AT THE HORSE SHOE. “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer. “I say I don’t want you here,” replied Tommy, flatly. “We can get along without you.” “Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading ““I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““We can get along without you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I say I don’t want you here,” replied Tommy, flatly.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I say I don’t want you here,” replied Tommy, flatly.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““We can get along without you.””
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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 “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
later than; following
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “We can get along without you.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE HORSE SHOE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can get along without you.”
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From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say I don’t want you here,” replied Tommy, flatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say I don’t want you here,” replied Tommy, flatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can get along without you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I say I don’t want you here,” replied Tommy, flatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE HORSE SHOE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I say I don’t want you here,” replied Tommy, flatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE HORSE SHOE.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps I may be of some service to you,” I modestly suggested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE HORSE SHOE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say I don’t want you here,” replied Tommy, flatly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can get along without you.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “We can get along without you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like to stay with you a few days, Major Tommy,” I ventured to say, after the young lord had given me the imperative order to depart on the steamer.
