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Chapter XX
“My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!” Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers. “The Guards, indeed!” Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side. “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
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 “Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!””
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
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From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
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From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
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From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
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From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
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From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
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From this reading “The Guards, indeed!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
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From this reading “The Guards, indeed!”
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From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
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From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
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From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
