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Chapter XIV
ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern. “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced. “He is very unwell. I wish he would let us send for a doctor. He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
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 ““Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish he would let us send for a doctor.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I wish he would let us send for a doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wish he would let us send for a doctor.”
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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 I wish he would let us send for a doctor.
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From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.
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From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
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From this reading He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish he would let us send for a doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wish he would let us send for a doctor.
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From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
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From this reading “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is very unwell.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish he would let us send for a doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I wish he would let us send for a doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish he would let us send for a doctor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He has looked so dreadfully ill since he came back from London.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Father is not getting up until this afternoon, at any rate,” she announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is very unwell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wish he would let us send for a doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is very unwell.
which person or people
From this reading ADELAIDE FORTRESS’S GUEST My father did not appear at breakfast time the next morning, and Alice, who took him up some tea, came down in some concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish he would let us send for a doctor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wish he would let us send for a doctor.
