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Chapter XI
"What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever. "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house." "Ah! little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king. At these words the company were in a terrible state. "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
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 “"Ah! little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah! little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At these words the company were in a terrible state.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “At these words the company were in a terrible state.”
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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 do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At these words the company were in a terrible state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah! little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At these words the company were in a terrible state.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At these words the company were in a terrible state.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At these words the company were in a terrible state.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Sire," said La Balue, insolently, "the affairs of purgatory are in my ministry, and I am bound to inform you that there is sorcery going on in this house."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At these words the company were in a terrible state.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! little priest, you wish to make game of me!" said the king.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "So you treat me with disrespect?" said the king, which made them turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At these words the company were in a terrible state.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?" exclaimed the king, looking at the priest in a way to give him the fever.
