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Chapter VIII
“Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?” “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain. The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.” “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.” “On! mademoiselle!” protested Brunner.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.”
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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 “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.”
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From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
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From this reading “On! mademoiselle!” protested Brunner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
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From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
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From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
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From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On! mademoiselle!” protested Brunner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On! mademoiselle!” protested Brunner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pictures alone would fetch more than that at a public sale.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Since you say so, I believe it,” returned she; “the things took up so much of your attention that it must be so.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you really think that these things that we have just seen are worth a great deal of money?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mademoiselle, if your cousin would sell his collection, I would give eight hundred thousand francs for it this evening, and I should not make a bad bargain.
