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Chapter XVI
Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching. He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner. Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly: “How-dy do, Mr. Carter? You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.”
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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 Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
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From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
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From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How-dy do, Mr. Carter?
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From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
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From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
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From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
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From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
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From this reading “How-dy do, Mr. Carter?
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From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How-dy do, Mr. Carter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
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From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He halted, politely raising his hat, upon observing that the girl intended to speak to him, and they met on the Fifth Avenue corner.
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From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nick Carter suppressed any show of surprise upon beholding Belle Braddon approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Belle greeted him with a smile and a pretty toss of her well-poised head, saying glibly:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You haven’t been round to call on me, sir, and play that game of ping-pong.”
