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Chapter XXVI
A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END. I. "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet. It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny. Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
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 “"Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.”
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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 A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END.
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From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
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From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
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From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
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From this reading A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END.
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From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
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From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
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From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
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From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is cold, but clear; and once out of the city, we shall find it sunny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WALK: A FOREIGN PORTRAIT: A SAIL: AND THE END.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come: get ready now, and away for a stroll down to the wharf, and then for some of the steamers on the bay.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Come, Isabel, come, Lucy; we have not had a single walk together yet.
