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Chapter XIX
“The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise. “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette. “What is that?” asked Beatrix. “They are unpublished, my angel.” “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is that?” asked Beatrix.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading ““They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.”
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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 “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
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From this reading “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
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From this reading “They are unpublished, my angel.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is that?” asked Beatrix.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is that?” asked Beatrix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is that?” asked Beatrix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
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From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
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From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What is that?” asked Beatrix.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have one advantage, however,” replied Camille, lighting a cigarette.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
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From this reading “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
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From this reading “They are unpublished, my angel.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is that?” asked Beatrix.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Is the one in which you are putting me to be turned into a book?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The novels you make, my dear, are more dangerous than those you write,” said the marquise.
