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Chapter XXI
THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples. They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive. "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained. "Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it. We are sorry to part with you."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are sorry to part with you."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.”
during the time that
From this reading “"I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.”
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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 THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
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From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are sorry to part with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are sorry to part with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are sorry to part with you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are sorry to part with you."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
at the time that
From this reading THE LAST AFTERNOON It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples.
during the time that
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained.
