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Chapter IV
“His daughters, as he calls them, eh? There are a dozen of them.” “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.” “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket. Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.”
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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 There are a dozen of them.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are a dozen of them.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “His daughters, as he calls them, eh?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
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From this reading “His daughters, as he calls them, eh?
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From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His daughters, as he calls them, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are a dozen of them.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His daughters, as he calls them, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “His daughters, as he calls them, eh?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His daughters, as he calls them, eh?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are a dozen of them.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just keep an eye on the milk, Christophe; don’t let the cat get at it.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “His daughters, as he calls them, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are a dozen of them.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
which person or people
From this reading “I have never been to more than two--the two who came here.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There is madame moving overhead; I shall have to go, or she will raise a fine racket.
