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Chapter XIV
WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair. Again Walter Fetherston glanced at her. She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers. At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men. She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
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 “Again Walter Fetherston glanced at her.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.”
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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 WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again Walter Fetherston glanced at her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again Walter Fetherston glanced at her.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
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From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
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From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
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From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
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From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
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From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
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From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
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From this reading Again Walter Fetherston glanced at her.
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From this reading She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
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From this reading She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers.
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From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
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From this reading Again Walter Fetherston glanced at her.
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From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
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From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again Walter Fetherston glanced at her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She never got dishevelled or untidy, and her trim tweed skirt and serviceable boots never made her look unwomanly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again Walter Fetherston glanced at her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was an outdoor girl to the tips of her fingers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At shooting parties she went out with the guns, not merely contenting herself, as did the other girls, to motor down with the luncheon for the men.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WHAT CONFESSION WOULD MEAN A SILENCE had fallen between the pair.
