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Chapter XVI
....What help is there? There is no help, for all these things are so. A. C. SWINBURNE. “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room. It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “....What help is there?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “There is no help, for all these things are so.”
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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. C. SWINBURNE.
later than; following
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
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From this reading There is no help, for all these things are so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is no help, for all these things are so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
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From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
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From this reading A. C. SWINBURNE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no help, for all these things are so.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ....What help is there?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ....What help is there?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
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From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no help, for all these things are so.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no help, for all these things are so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A. C. SWINBURNE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ....What help is there?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There is no help, for all these things are so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no help, for all these things are so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two days after Reuben’s departure for St. Baldwin’s, and Ernest had returned from the country that morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ....What help is there?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come over here, Judith, and I will show you something,” said Ernest Leuniger as he sat by the fire in the morning-room.
