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Beatrix

Chapter XXXIII

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“There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
“Have you decided?”
“Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
“Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
La Palferine started when he heard the name.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Beatrix

Chapter XXXIII

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
Line 2
“Have you decided?”
Line 3
“Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
Line 4
“Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
Line 5
La Palferine started when he heard the name.

Learner Dictionary

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

Double noun US /double/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““Have you decided?””

Hence adverb US /hens/

for this reason

From this reading ““Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.””

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.””

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “La Palferine started when he heard the name.”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading ““There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.””

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

count

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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

days

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

de

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

decided

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From this reading “Have you decided?”

double

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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

give

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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

haughtiness

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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Have you decided?”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.

heard

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From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.

henceadverbUS /hens/

for this reason

From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

house

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

inasmuch

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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

jest

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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

La

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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

Madame

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

Marquise

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

mixture

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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

money

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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.

Nathan

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

Palferine

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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

present

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

Rochefide

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

said

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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

seem

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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

started

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From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.

Surely

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

then

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

There's

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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

to-night

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

two

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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

value

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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

Well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.