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Chapter XXI
Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table. "Please listen, all of you!" she exclaimed. "I have something to say, and an invitation for you all." We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening. Arthur had declared for a music hall; Mabane and I were indifferent.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.”
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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 We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
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From this reading "Please listen, all of you!" she exclaimed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."
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From this reading Arthur had declared for a music hall; Mabane and I were indifferent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur had declared for a music hall; Mabane and I were indifferent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please listen, all of you!" she exclaimed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
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From this reading Arthur had declared for a music hall; Mabane and I were indifferent.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur had declared for a music hall; Mabane and I were indifferent.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please listen, all of you!" she exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur had declared for a music hall; Mabane and I were indifferent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur had declared for a music hall; Mabane and I were indifferent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Please listen, all of you!" she exclaimed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
above and across; more than
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please listen, all of you!" she exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Please listen, all of you!" she exclaimed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have something to say, and an invitation for you all."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been dining at a little Italian restaurant on our way home, and over our coffee had been considering how to spend the rest of the evening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Arthur had declared for a music hall; Mabane and I were indifferent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Isobel interrupted the discussion with an imperative little tap upon the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Please listen, all of you!" she exclaimed.
