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Chapter XVIII
“She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet. But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.” “How can we make them love us?” Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel. “It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.””
to think that something will happen
From this reading ““It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.”
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading ““It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How can we make them love us?””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel.”
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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 “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
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From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.
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From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can we make them love us?”
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From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How can we make them love us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How can we make them love us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How can we make them love us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
not any; not one
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is sheer folly in us to expect to be loved, my dear fellow,” said Crevel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “How can we make them love us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How can we make them love us?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a good-for-nothing slut,” said Crevel, “a hussy that deserves whipping on the Place du Chatelet.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hulot wondered to himself without heeding Crevel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, my dear Canillac, though we are such blades, so Marechal de Richelieu, Louis XV., Pompadour, Madame du Barry, gay dogs, and everything that is most eighteenth century, there is no longer a lieutenant of police.”
