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'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked. 'I know I'm very stupid.' 'A heroine? oh, _any_ doll can be a heroine. I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me. They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
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 mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I know I'm very stupid.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me.”
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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 mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
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From this reading I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A heroine? oh, _any_ doll can be a heroine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'A heroine? oh, _any_ doll can be a heroine.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'A heroine? oh, _any_ doll can be a heroine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
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From this reading 'A heroine? oh, _any_ doll can be a heroine.
one or the other of two
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
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From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I know I'm very stupid.'
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From this reading 'I know I'm very stupid.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I know I'm very stupid.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A heroine? oh, _any_ doll can be a heroine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I know I'm very stupid.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I know I'm very stupid.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I felt all the time the heroines were all just like me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were either very good or very wicked, and I'm sure I could be the one or the other if I got the chance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Do you mind telling me what a heroine is?' he asked.
