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Chapter VIII
“These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.” “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative. “Yes, monsieur.” Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room. “Noel, you can go,” said he to his clerk.
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 “Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.””
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Noel, you can go,” said he to his clerk.
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From this reading “Noel, you can go,” said he to his clerk.
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From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
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From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
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From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
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From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
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From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
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From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
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From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
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From this reading “Noel, you can go,” said he to his clerk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Noel, you can go,” said he to his clerk.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
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From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
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From this reading “Noel, you can go,” said he to his clerk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Popinot gave an expressive shrug; he rose and opened the door into the next room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “These, monsieur, are the reasons for the payments made to Madame Jeanrenaud and her son.”
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From this reading “Yes, monsieur.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Noel, you can go,” said he to his clerk.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So Madame d’Espard knew the motives of your retirement?” said the judge, controlling the emotion he felt at this narrative.
