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THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind. In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones. "But have you any eggs?" "No eggs this morning." "Any butter?"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"But have you any eggs?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No eggs this morning."”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
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From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
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From this reading "But have you any eggs?"
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From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But have you any eggs?"
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From this reading "Any butter?"
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From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But have you any eggs?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But have you any eggs?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No eggs this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
not any; not one
From this reading "No eggs this morning."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No eggs this morning."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the shops under the arches, in the market in the centre of the Square, they were selling anemones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DAY Around the Spanish Square the first sun-awnings had been put up in the night, awnings red and yellow, flapping in the mountain wind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But have you any eggs?"
