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Chapter XVIII
Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it. “Well, well. Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued. “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco. I will send you the cigars of friendship.
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 ““I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, well.”
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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 mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
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From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
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From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
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From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
