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Chapter IV
“I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!” She laughed a little. “You dear, good Jack! Nor can I!” They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
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 were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You dear, good Jack!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She laughed a little.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!””
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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 She laughed a little.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
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From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
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From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
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From this reading “You dear, good Jack!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You dear, good Jack!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
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From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She laughed a little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She laughed a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
not any; not one
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor can I!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on a smooth thyme-scented bank close to the river--a lovely river meandering slowly under pale green tresses of willow, and gurgling softly among reeds and water-lilies,--and it was a perfect summer’s afternoon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I cannot understand,” said Jack, irritably; “no, I can_not_ for my life understand what you see in him!”
