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54-40 or Fight

Chapter XIV

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WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.
"But, Madam--" I began.
She answered me in her own way.
"Monsieur hesitates--he is lost!" she said.
"But see, I am weary.
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54-40 or Fight

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.
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"But, Madam--" I began.
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She answered me in her own way.
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"Monsieur hesitates--he is lost!" she said.
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"But see, I am weary.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She answered me in her own way.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But, Madam--" I began.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "But see, I am weary.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She answered me in her own way.

BARONESS

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

battles

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But, Madam--" I began.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But, Madam--" I began.

Clifford

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

fought

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

given

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Monsieur hesitates--he is lost!" she said.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She answered me in her own way.

hesitates

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From this reading "Monsieur hesitates--he is lost!" she said.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "But, Madam--" I began.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She answered me in her own way.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

K

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

lives

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

lost

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From this reading "Monsieur hesitates--he is lost!" she said.

MADAM

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She answered me in her own way.

men

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

Monsieur

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From this reading "Monsieur hesitates--he is lost!" she said.

Mrs

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

own

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From this reading She answered me in her own way.

said

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From this reading "Monsieur hesitates--he is lost!" she said.

see

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From this reading "But see, I am weary.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She answered me in her own way.

souls

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

staked

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

W

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

way

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From this reading She answered me in her own way.

weary

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From this reading "But see, I am weary.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.

women

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From this reading WITH MADAM THE BARONESS It is not for good women that men have fought battles, given their lives and staked their souls.--_Mrs. W.K. Clifford_.