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Chapter XIII
“How would you bring me down if I was poor?” “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways. You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.” “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia. “I must be nice.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must be nice.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How would you bring me down if I was poor?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““How would you bring me down if I was poor?””
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From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must be nice.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must be nice.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sort of second Queen Elizabeth?” said Athalia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You might be poor as blazes, but as long as you stayed single you could dine and dance and sleep in half the ancestral homes of England.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How would you bring me down if I was poor?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear, your face is your fortune—your face and your pretty ways.
