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Chapter XXXVI
"Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic. It was a gem, as usual. If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it. I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in. I hope yet to end my days there.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I hope yet to end my days there.”
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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 It was a gem, as usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a gem, as usual.
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From this reading "Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.
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From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.
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From this reading I hope yet to end my days there.
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From this reading "Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.
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From this reading I hope yet to end my days there.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
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From this reading It was a gem, as usual.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
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From this reading I hope yet to end my days there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a gem, as usual.
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From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hope yet to end my days there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.
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From this reading I hope yet to end my days there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
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From this reading "Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.
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From this reading It was a gem, as usual.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a gem, as usual.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew you would like Paris; it is the only place in the world to live in.
but in spite of that
From this reading I hope yet to end my days there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If your book is half as good, you will make your reputation and a fortune out of it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Tom-- "Received your last letter by the Baltic.
