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Chapter XXXV
“What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.” “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie. “To change love into duty, and pleasure into a bore.” “I know you to be so fickle,” replied Steinbock. “Did I not hear you talking to Lisbeth of that Brazilian, Baron Montes?”
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 ““Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ““To change love into duty, and pleasure into a bore.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did I not hear you talking to Lisbeth of that Brazilian, Baron Montes?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know you to be so fickle,” replied Steinbock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know you to be so fickle,” replied Steinbock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.”
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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 a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “To change love into duty, and pleasure into a bore.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
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From this reading “Did I not hear you talking to Lisbeth of that Brazilian, Baron Montes?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I know you to be so fickle,” replied Steinbock.
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From this reading “To change love into duty, and pleasure into a bore.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not hear you talking to Lisbeth of that Brazilian, Baron Montes?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
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From this reading “To change love into duty, and pleasure into a bore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did I not hear you talking to Lisbeth of that Brazilian, Baron Montes?”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “To change love into duty, and pleasure into a bore.”
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From this reading “I know you to be so fickle,” replied Steinbock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did I not hear you talking to Lisbeth of that Brazilian, Baron Montes?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “To change love into duty, and pleasure into a bore.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know you to be so fickle,” replied Steinbock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To change love into duty, and pleasure into a bore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not hear you talking to Lisbeth of that Brazilian, Baron Montes?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Did I not hear you talking to Lisbeth of that Brazilian, Baron Montes?”
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From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To change love into duty, and pleasure into a bore.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know you to be so fickle,” replied Steinbock.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I know you to be so fickle,” replied Steinbock.
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From this reading “I know you to be so fickle,” replied Steinbock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not hear you talking to Lisbeth of that Brazilian, Baron Montes?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
which person or people
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who but a Pole would wish to make a wife of a devoted mistress?” cried Valerie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What a pity it is that I married; for if I had but waited, as Lisbeth told me, I might now have married you.”
