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Chapter XXI
“Thou shalt have the air Of freedom. Follow and do me service.” —“THE TEMPEST.” “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden. “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.”
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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 “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Follow and do me service.”
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From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Follow and do me service.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Follow and do me service.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Follow and do me service.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.
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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Follow and do me service.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —“THE TEMPEST.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
