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Chapter VIII
“And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked. “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said. “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian. I wish to be Hubert’s wife. Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
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 ““And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.””
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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 “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
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From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
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From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish to be Hubert’s wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish to be Hubert’s wife.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish to be Hubert’s wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
