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VILLENEUVE, SWITZERLAND, Monday, Oct 6, 1919. My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats. It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press. I return to Paris in a few weeks. Reaction there holds the center of the walk.
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 “It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “Reaction there holds the center of the walk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.”
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From this reading VILLENEUVE, SWITZERLAND, Monday, Oct 6, 1919.
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From this reading VILLENEUVE, SWITZERLAND, Monday, Oct 6, 1919.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
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From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
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From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Reaction there holds the center of the walk.
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From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
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From this reading I return to Paris in a few weeks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading Reaction there holds the center of the walk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I return to Paris in a few weeks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
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From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
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From this reading VILLENEUVE, SWITZERLAND, Monday, Oct 6, 1919.
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From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading VILLENEUVE, SWITZERLAND, Monday, Oct 6, 1919.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reaction there holds the center of the walk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
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From this reading I return to Paris in a few weeks.
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From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaction there holds the center of the walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I return to Paris in a few weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VILLENEUVE, SWITZERLAND, Monday, Oct 6, 1919.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
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From this reading Reaction there holds the center of the walk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VILLENEUVE, SWITZERLAND, Monday, Oct 6, 1919.
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From this reading Reaction there holds the center of the walk.
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From this reading I return to Paris in a few weeks.
at the time that
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
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From this reading It requires a bold courage to dare, when one is alone, to attack the monster, the new Minotaur, to which the entire world renders tribute: the Press.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Confrère: I am happy to see you always so burning with energy, but your next book prepares for you some rude combats.
