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Poor Relations

Chapter XIII

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"Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
"There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.
"But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
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Poor Relations

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Line 2
Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
Line 3
"There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
Line 4
We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.
Line 5
"But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “"There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.

all

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

allowed

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.

betrayed

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From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

correspond

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From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

cost

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

dear

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

ear

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From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:

enough

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

fly

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From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

friend

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From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.

good-bye

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

how

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From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

Hulot

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From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

meet

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From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.

Monsieur

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

presence

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

Reine

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From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.

say

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

scandal

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From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

There

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From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.

ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

up

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From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

Valerie

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From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:

whispered

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From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:

wife

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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."