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Chapter VIII
MRS. TRACY’S I. O. U. Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR. RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands. It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
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 “It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.”
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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 It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
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From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
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From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
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From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
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From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
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From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
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From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
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From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TRACY’S I. O. U.
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From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
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From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
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From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
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From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
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From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
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From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
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From this reading TRACY’S I. O. U.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
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From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
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From this reading TRACY’S I. O. U.
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From this reading TRACY’S I. O. U.
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From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Tracy’s answer to Ben’s letter was as follows:-- ‘MY DEAR MR.
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From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is everything I have said, but it is a very extraordinary letter as well; and it is impossible for a young creature without any knowledge of the world to answer it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading RENTON,--Millicent has placed your most kind and generous letter in my hands.
