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Chapter XXI
Lady Carey suddenly dropped her partner’s arm. She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room. She raised her lorgnettes. His identity was unquestionable. “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
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 ““Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lady Carey suddenly dropped her partner’s arm.”
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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 She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
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From this reading Lady Carey suddenly dropped her partner’s arm.
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From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
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From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
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From this reading Lady Carey suddenly dropped her partner’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carey suddenly dropped her partner’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Carey suddenly dropped her partner’s arm.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His identity was unquestionable.
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From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His identity was unquestionable.
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From this reading Lady Carey suddenly dropped her partner’s arm.
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From this reading She raised her lorgnettes.
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From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
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From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carey suddenly dropped her partner’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She raised her lorgnettes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Carey suddenly dropped her partner’s arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
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From this reading His identity was unquestionable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His identity was unquestionable.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had seen a man standing by himself with folded arms and moody face at the entrance to the ball-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you excuse me for a moment, Captain Horton,” she said to her escort.
