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Chapter XVI
SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning." "An offer?--for me, Kenneth? Whatever do you mean?" "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony. He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."
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 “"A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever do you mean?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."”
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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 brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
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From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whatever do you mean?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An offer?--for me, Kenneth?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "An offer?--for me, Kenneth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever do you mean?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever do you mean?"
at the time that
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A brown gentleman desires to correspond with a white lady with a view to matrimony.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wanted to know what we would take for you in coco-nuts."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS "Aunt Jannet," said Blair, as they sat in great relief and content discussing the day, when their visitors had left, "we had an offer for you this morning."
