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Chapter XXXII
Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street. A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him. Granet greeted them cheerily. “Yes, I want a boat,” he admitted. “I’d like to do a bit of sailing.
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 “Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.”
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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 couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
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From this reading “Yes, I want a boat,” he admitted.
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From this reading A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
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From this reading “I’d like to do a bit of sailing.
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From this reading “Yes, I want a boat,” he admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.
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From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
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From this reading Granet greeted them cheerily.
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’d like to do a bit of sailing.
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From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
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From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
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From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet greeted them cheerily.
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From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, I want a boat,” he admitted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.
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From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I want a boat,” he admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like to do a bit of sailing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like to do a bit of sailing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like to do a bit of sailing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Granet greeted them cheerily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A couple of boatmen advanced at once to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I want a boat,” he admitted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Granet emerged from the Tregarten Hotel at St. Mary’s on the following morning, about half-past eight, and strolled down the narrow strip of lawn which bordered the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I want a boat,” he admitted.
