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Chapter X
“Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau. “Do you see now what journalism is, Lucien? Your revenge is beginning to tell. The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address. There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
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 “Your revenge is beginning to tell.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your revenge is beginning to tell.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.”
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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 cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
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From this reading The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
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From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Your revenge is beginning to tell.
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From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
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From this reading The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.
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From this reading The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.
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From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
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From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you see now what journalism is, Lucien?
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From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
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From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do you see now what journalism is, Lucien?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you see now what journalism is, Lucien?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you see now what journalism is, Lucien?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you see now what journalism is, Lucien?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your revenge is beginning to tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you see now what journalism is, Lucien?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your revenge is beginning to tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Baron Châtelet came here this morning for your address.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your revenge is beginning to tell.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cutting article upon him in this morning’s issue; he is a weakling, that buck of the Empire, and he has lost his head.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Do you see now what journalism is, Lucien?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Dauriat will be dumfounded by the article on Nathan,” said Lousteau.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you see now what journalism is, Lucien?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your revenge is beginning to tell.
