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Chapter I
THE MISTLETOE BOUGH. “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons. “Pray don’t, mamma,” said Elizabeth Garrow. “It only means romping. To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.””
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From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
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From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
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From this reading THE MISTLETOE BOUGH.
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From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pray don’t, mamma,” said Elizabeth Garrow.
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From this reading “Pray don’t, mamma,” said Elizabeth Garrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pray don’t, mamma,” said Elizabeth Garrow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It only means romping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MISTLETOE BOUGH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pray don’t, mamma,” said Elizabeth Garrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It only means romping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISTLETOE BOUGH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let the boys have it if they like it,” said Mrs. Garrow, pleading to her only daughter on behalf of her two sons.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To me all that is detestable, and I am sure it is not the sort of thing that Miss Holmes would like.”
