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Chapter XXXIII
And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot. “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.” “And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips. “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs? You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.””
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!”
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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 “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
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From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
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From this reading “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot.
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From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips.
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From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
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From this reading And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot.
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From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
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From this reading And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot.
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From this reading “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?
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From this reading “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
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From this reading “And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
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From this reading “And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
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From this reading And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And how have I cheated you?” asked La Cibot, hands on hips.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
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From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
which person or people
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Fraisier resumed his conversation with Mme. Cibot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So I say, my dear client, that you have not played openly and above-board with me, and that one is not bound in any way to a partner who cheats.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think that you will frighten me with your sour looks and your frosty airs?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You look about for bad reasons for breaking your promises, and you call yourself an honest man!
