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Chapter XIX
“What, no consideration?” said Esther with a smile. “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.” “Under no circumstances whatever?” asked Esther. “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable. To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
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 ““Under no circumstances whatever?” asked Esther.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““Under no circumstances whatever?” asked Esther.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““Under no circumstances whatever?” asked Esther.”
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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 “What, no consideration?” said Esther with a smile.
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From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
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From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
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From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Under no circumstances whatever?” asked Esther.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
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From this reading “Under no circumstances whatever?” asked Esther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What, no consideration?” said Esther with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What, no consideration?” said Esther with a smile.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
not any; not one
From this reading “What, no consideration?” said Esther with a smile.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What, no consideration?” said Esther with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What, no consideration?” said Esther with a smile.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “On the contrary, my dear, the monster has never shown the least familiarity.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under no circumstances whatever?” asked Esther.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, no consideration?” said Esther with a smile.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Under no circumstances whatever?” asked Esther.
at the time that
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What, no consideration?” said Esther with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To him love-making!--on my word, it is nothing more nor less than shaving himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The wretch always addresses me as Madame, and preserves the most perfect coolness imaginable at moments when every man is more or less amenable.
