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Chapter V
"My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this. "Who's Mr. Gabriel Nash?" Mrs. Dallow asked. "Nick, is he a gentleman? Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
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 “Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Dallow asked.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Nick, is he a gentleman?”
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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 "Nick, is he a gentleman?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Dallow asked.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
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From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Dallow asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Nick, is he a gentleman?
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From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nick, is he a gentleman?
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From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
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From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nick, is he a gentleman?
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From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
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From this reading Mrs. Dallow asked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
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From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
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From this reading "Nick, is he a gentleman?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
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From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Biddy says so," Grace Dormer interposed before this inquiry was answered.
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From this reading "Who's Mr. Gabriel Nash?"
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From this reading "My dear fellow, you've caught exactly the tone of Mr. Gabriel Nash," Peter Sherringham declared on this.
