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Chapter IV
“‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch. ‘I am afraid of the disgusting creatures.’ “Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot. “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror. “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’”
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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 “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
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From this reading ‘I am afraid of the disgusting creatures.’
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From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘I am afraid of the disgusting creatures.’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
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From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
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From this reading “Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
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From this reading ‘I am afraid of the disgusting creatures.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I am afraid of the disgusting creatures.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
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From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot.
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From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I am afraid of the disgusting creatures.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
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From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
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From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
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From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “‘A snake!’ she said, pointing to a reptile which was gliding along the edge of a ditch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Sarrasine crushed the snake’s head with a blow of his foot.
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From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘Aha!’ said the artist, with a smile, ‘would you venture to say now that you are not a woman?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘How could you dare to do it?’ said La Zambinella, gazing at the dead reptile with visible terror.
