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Chapter XIX
“Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.” “Ah, that ends it!” replied Ernest. “She loves you, or she will love you if you desire it. Your fame won half the battle. Well, you may now have it all your own way.
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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 ““Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your fame won half the battle.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, you may now have it all your own way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Well, you may now have it all your own way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, that ends it!” replied Ernest.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading ““Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you may now have it all your own way.”
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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 “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
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From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, that ends it!” replied Ernest.
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From this reading Well, you may now have it all your own way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your fame won half the battle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She loves you, or she will love you if you desire it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, that ends it!” replied Ernest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your fame won half the battle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your fame won half the battle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, you may now have it all your own way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She loves you, or she will love you if you desire it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, that ends it!” replied Ernest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She loves you, or she will love you if you desire it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She loves you, or she will love you if you desire it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Well, you may now have it all your own way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you may now have it all your own way.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “She loves you, or she will love you if you desire it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you may now have it all your own way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, that ends it!” replied Ernest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She loves you, or she will love you if you desire it.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you may now have it all your own way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you may now have it all your own way.
at the time that
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
which person or people
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She loves you, or she will love you if you desire it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your fame won half the battle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know, Ernest,” cried Canalis, when they had driven a short distance from the house, “I don’t see any marriageable woman in society in Paris who compares with that adorable girl.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your fame won half the battle.
