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Chapter XXII
“I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki. “Why, is the arm worse? I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery. Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?” “No, I don’t think it’s that.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.”
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading ““I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, I don’t think it’s that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.”
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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 Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
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From this reading “Why, is the arm worse?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
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From this reading Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
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From this reading I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I don’t think it’s that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
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From this reading I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
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From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, is the arm worse?
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From this reading “No, I don’t think it’s that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I don’t think it’s that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I ride in and find a European surgeon and bring him out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I don’t think it’s that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought that Greek doctor was too complimentary to my surgery.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, is the arm worse?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, is the arm worse?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so dreadfully worried about Maurice,” said Zoe, meeting Wylie in the courtyard of the Professor’s villa at Kallimeri, to which they had come immediately on reaching Therma by sea from Myriaki.
