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Chapter XV
PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me. It's a fine morning. Supposing we go for a walk together!" Lord Sedbergh beamed upon Joan affectionately. He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
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every person
From this reading “PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a fine morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a fine morning.”
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading “Supposing we go for a walk together!"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Lord Sedbergh beamed upon Joan affectionately.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.”
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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 It's a fine morning.
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From this reading Lord Sedbergh beamed upon Joan affectionately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
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From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
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From this reading Lord Sedbergh beamed upon Joan affectionately.
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From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
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From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
every person
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
apart from; not including
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a fine morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Supposing we go for a walk together!"
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From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Supposing we go for a walk together!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
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From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a fine morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Sedbergh beamed upon Joan affectionately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Sedbergh beamed upon Joan affectionately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a fine morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Sedbergh beamed upon Joan affectionately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading Supposing we go for a walk together!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
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From this reading Supposing we go for a walk together!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lord Sedbergh beamed upon Joan affectionately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Supposing we go for a walk together!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Supposing we go for a walk together!"
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From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a stoutish, elderly man, with a large, clean-shaven face, not unhandsome, and noticeably kind, and a bald head fringed with grey-white hair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PROPOSALS "Well, my dear, everybody seems to be busily employed except you and me.
