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Chapter XVII
A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville. I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him. He had a way of standing which took up the whole path. “Miss Ffolliot,” he said, “may I walk home with you?” “It is only a few steps,” I 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 ““It is only a few steps,” I answered.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Miss Ffolliot,” he said, “may I walk home with you?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.”
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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 A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is only a few steps,” I answered.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
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From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
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From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
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From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
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From this reading “It is only a few steps,” I answered.
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From this reading “Miss Ffolliot,” he said, “may I walk home with you?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
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From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
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From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
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From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
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From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is only a few steps,” I answered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Miss Ffolliot,” he said, “may I walk home with you?”
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From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Miss Ffolliot,” he said, “may I walk home with you?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
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From this reading “It is only a few steps,” I answered.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
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From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
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From this reading “Miss Ffolliot,” he said, “may I walk home with you?”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
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From this reading “It is only a few steps,” I answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Miss Ffolliot,” he said, “may I walk home with you?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should have hurried on, but it was impossible to pass him.
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From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
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From this reading He had a way of standing which took up the whole path.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Miss Ffolliot,” he said, “may I walk home with you?”
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From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONFERENCE OR TWO In the wood half-way between the Yellow House and home I met Bruce Deville.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Miss Ffolliot,” he said, “may I walk home with you?”
