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Chapter VI
"I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said. "I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it. By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?" "The chap he calls ’Possum? I’m not sure," Tom answered.
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 “"I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’m not sure," Tom answered.”
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “"I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m not sure," Tom answered.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I’m not sure," Tom answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading "I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
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From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
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From this reading "The chap he calls ’Possum?
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From this reading "The chap he calls ’Possum?
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From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.
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From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
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From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The chap he calls ’Possum?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
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From this reading "I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
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From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
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From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
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From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
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From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not sure," Tom answered.
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From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.
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From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
above and across; more than
From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The chap he calls ’Possum?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m not sure," Tom answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
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From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m not sure," Tom answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, isn’t that man of Mr. O’Connor’s coming over to-day?"
at the time that
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I truly won’t do it again—I’m too ashamed of it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you would be nice enough to forget the only occasion in my life when I did ’swoon,’ as you call it," she said.
