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Chapter III
“I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris. “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians. I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.” “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.” “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.”
later than; following
From this reading “I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.”
except for; apart from
From this reading ““Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.””
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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 “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.
later than; following
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
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From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
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From this reading “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
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From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t know about that,” replied Ferris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should not marry Miss Vervain for her money,” answered the painter, sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say the Vervains find Venice very cheap after London and Paris and Berlin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Americans spend and save in ways different from the Italians.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Don Ippolito, “if they were rich you would be in a position to marry her.”
