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Chapter XXXVI
“The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine. “I prefer Bombarda to Édon,” declared Blachevelle. “There is more luxury. It is more Asiatic. Look at the room downstairs; there are mirrors [_glaces_] on the walls.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ““The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
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From this reading It is more Asiatic.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
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From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
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From this reading “I prefer Bombarda to Édon,” declared Blachevelle.
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From this reading “I prefer Bombarda to Édon,” declared Blachevelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
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From this reading “I prefer Bombarda to Édon,” declared Blachevelle.
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
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From this reading Look at the room downstairs; there are mirrors [_glaces_] on the walls.”
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From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at the room downstairs; there are mirrors [_glaces_] on the walls.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I prefer Bombarda to Édon,” declared Blachevelle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is more luxury.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is more Asiatic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at the room downstairs; there are mirrors [_glaces_] on the walls.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is more luxury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at the room downstairs; there are mirrors [_glaces_] on the walls.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is more luxury.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look at the room downstairs; there are mirrors [_glaces_] on the walls.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I prefer Bombarda to Édon,” declared Blachevelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at the room downstairs; there are mirrors [_glaces_] on the walls.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
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From this reading “There is more luxury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I prefer Bombarda to Édon,” declared Blachevelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at the room downstairs; there are mirrors [_glaces_] on the walls.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I prefer Bombarda to Édon,” declared Blachevelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s,” exclaimed Zéphine.
