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Chapter XXXI
“What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.” “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death! But you are as lovely as ever. Will you be kind?” “That depends,” said she; “everything is relative.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading ““Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you are as lovely as ever.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““That depends,” said she; “everything is relative.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!”
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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 “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But you are as lovely as ever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But you are as lovely as ever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will you be kind?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you are as lovely as ever.
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From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
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From this reading “That depends,” said she; “everything is relative.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you are as lovely as ever.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “That depends,” said she; “everything is relative.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That depends,” said she; “everything is relative.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you be kind?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you are as lovely as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
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From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That depends,” said she; “everything is relative.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That depends,” said she; “everything is relative.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That depends,” said she; “everything is relative.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you be kind?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas, yes,” replied Hulot; “I am snatched from the jaws of death!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What? you, poor old man?--On my honor, you look like a twenty-franc piece that the Jews have sweated and the money-changers refuse.”
