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Chapter XXV
There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town. Ursula and Birkin strayed down there one afternoon. They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones. The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall. It was in a poor quarter of the town.
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 “There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.”
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.”
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading “They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ursula and Birkin strayed down there one afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was in a poor quarter of the town.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.”
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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 There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ursula and Birkin strayed down there one afternoon.
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From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
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From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
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From this reading Ursula and Birkin strayed down there one afternoon.
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From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
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From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
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From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
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From this reading Ursula and Birkin strayed down there one afternoon.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
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From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
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From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
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From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in a poor quarter of the town.
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From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
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From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
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From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
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From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
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From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ursula and Birkin strayed down there one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in a poor quarter of the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in a poor quarter of the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ursula and Birkin strayed down there one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
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From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
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From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ursula and Birkin strayed down there one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a jumble market every Monday afternoon in the old market-place in town.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old market-square was not very large, a mere bare patch of granite setts, usually with a few fruit-stalls under a wall.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had been talking of furniture, and they wanted to see if there was any fragment they would like to buy, amid the heaps of rubbish collected on the cobble-stones.
