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Chapter XXXVII
“To Brazil,” replied the Baron. “I will make her my wife. My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home. I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace. “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I will make her my wife.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To Brazil,” replied the Baron.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.”
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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 I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
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From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
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From this reading “To Brazil,” replied the Baron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To Brazil,” replied the Baron.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I will make her my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will make her my wife.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will make her my wife.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I will make her my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To Brazil,” replied the Baron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To Brazil,” replied the Baron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To Brazil,” replied the Baron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle left me ten leagues square of entailed estate; that is how I still have that house and home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will make her my wife.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will make her my wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have a hundred negroes--nothing but negroes and negresses and negro brats, all bought by my uncle--” “Nephew to a nigger-driver,” said Carabine, with a grimace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That needs some consideration.--Cydalise, child, are you fond of the blacks?”
