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Chapter XXXIII
HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST. "Where can Mona be?" says Doatie, suddenly. We must go back one hour. Lady Lilias Eaton has come and gone. It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
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 “Lady Lilias Eaton has come and gone.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lady Lilias Eaton has come and gone.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must go back one hour.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We must go back one hour.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Where can Mona be?" says Doatie, suddenly.”
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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 It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading We must go back one hour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Where can Mona be?" says Doatie, suddenly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Where can Mona be?" says Doatie, suddenly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Lilias Eaton has come and gone.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading "Where can Mona be?" says Doatie, suddenly.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading Lady Lilias Eaton has come and gone.
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From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
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From this reading We must go back one hour.
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From this reading Lady Lilias Eaton has come and gone.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Lilias Eaton has come and gone.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading We must go back one hour.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading Lady Lilias Eaton has come and gone.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must go back one hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We must go back one hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
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From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
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From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading "Where can Mona be?" says Doatie, suddenly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Where can Mona be?" says Doatie, suddenly.
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From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
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From this reading HOW CONVERSATION GROWS RIFE AT THE TOWERS--AND HOW MONA ASSERTS HERSELF--AND HOW LADY RODNEY LICKS THE DUST.
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From this reading It is now a quarter to five, and Violet is pouring out tea in the library.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must go back one hour.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where can Mona be?" says Doatie, suddenly.
