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Chapter VIII
Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets. She swallowed both. Then Winifred herself appeared. Fleur opened her campaign with the words: "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
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 “Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then Winifred herself appeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
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From this reading Then Winifred herself appeared.
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From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She swallowed both.
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From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
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From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
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From this reading Fleur opened her campaign with the words:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
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From this reading Fleur opened her campaign with the words:
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From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then Winifred herself appeared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
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From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
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From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
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From this reading Fleur opened her campaign with the words:
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From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
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From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She swallowed both.
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From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
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From this reading She swallowed both.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fleur opened her campaign with the words:
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From this reading Then Winifred herself appeared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
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From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
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From this reading Then Winifred herself appeared.
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From this reading Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets.
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From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fleur opened her campaign with the words:
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From this reading Fleur opened her campaign with the words:
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From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know, Auntie, I do wish people wouldn't think I'm in love with that boy.
