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Chapter XXVII
THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget. She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself. “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy. “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin. She’s come down to talk things over to-day.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She’s come down to talk things over to-day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading ““Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.”
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From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
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From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
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From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
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From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
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From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.
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From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
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From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
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From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
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From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
above and across; more than
From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.
