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Chapter XXXVI
"What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?" Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes. "Why, I thought you didn't like him, aunt?" "I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied. "I had nothing against the man himself.
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 “"What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"I had nothing against the man himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I had nothing against the man himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"I had nothing against the man himself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, I thought you didn't like him, aunt?"”
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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 "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "I had nothing against the man himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
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From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
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From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
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From this reading "I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied.
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From this reading "I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied.
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
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From this reading "Why, I thought you didn't like him, aunt?"
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From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
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From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had nothing against the man himself.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, I thought you didn't like him, aunt?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I had nothing against the man himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, I thought you didn't like him, aunt?"
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From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
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From this reading "Why, I thought you didn't like him, aunt?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
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From this reading "I had nothing against the man himself.
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied.
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I had nothing against the man himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
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From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied.
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From this reading "I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I cannot remember saying so, my dear," Mrs. Hastings replied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I had nothing against the man himself.
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From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, I thought you didn't like him, aunt?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
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From this reading "Why, I thought you didn't like him, aunt?"
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From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pamela laid down her book and looked across at her aunt with wide-open eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, I thought you didn't like him, aunt?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What has become," Mrs. Theodore Hastings asked her niece one afternoon about a month later, "of your delightful friend, Mr. Lutchester?"
