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Chapter XVI
“Go on, go on,” said Valerie. “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.” “Only three! Can you discover no more?” asked Madame Marneffe. “There may be more!” retorted the Baron.
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 “Can you discover no more?” asked Madame Marneffe.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.””
every person
From this reading ““It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““There may be more!” retorted the Baron.”
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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 “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
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From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you discover no more?” asked Madame Marneffe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
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From this reading “There may be more!” retorted the Baron.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There may be more!” retorted the Baron.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you discover no more?” asked Madame Marneffe.
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From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
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From this reading Can you discover no more?” asked Madame Marneffe.
every person
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go on, go on,” said Valerie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you discover no more?” asked Madame Marneffe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you discover no more?” asked Madame Marneffe.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “There may be more!” retorted the Baron.
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From this reading Can you discover no more?” asked Madame Marneffe.
not any; not one
From this reading Can you discover no more?” asked Madame Marneffe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Go on, go on,” said Valerie.
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From this reading “Only three!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There may be more!” retorted the Baron.
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From this reading “Go on, go on,” said Valerie.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There may be more!” retorted the Baron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Only three!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go on, go on,” said Valerie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is that Crevel, that square lump of flesh and stupidity, is in love with you, and that you accept his attentions with so good a grace that the idiot flaunts his passion before everybody.”
