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Chapter VI
“We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered. “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!” Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark. “They are making a tremendous row on the stage. I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
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 ““Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!””
during the time that
From this reading “Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.””
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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 “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
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From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are making a tremendous row on the stage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
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From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
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From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
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From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
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From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
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From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
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From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
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From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
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From this reading “They are making a tremendous row on the stage.
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From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
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From this reading “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
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From this reading “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “They are making a tremendous row on the stage.
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From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are making a tremendous row on the stage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
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From this reading “They are making a tremendous row on the stage.
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From this reading “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
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From this reading “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are making a tremendous row on the stage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
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From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are making a tremendous row on the stage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have never been abroad,” said Hyacinth, candidly, looking into his friend’s curious light-coloured eyes, the palest in tint he had ever encountered.
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From this reading “Oh, well, there’s a lot of nonsense talked about that!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
during the time that
From this reading Captain Sholto replied; while Hyacinth remained uncertain as to exactly what he referred to, and Millicent decided to volunteer a remark.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should think it would be very bad in those boxes.”
